Back Wash surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 04 Dec 2025 WAT
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Back Wash surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Back Wash sea temperature is
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Back Wash today?

The current surf forecast for Back Wash at 10PM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm December 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)--
Afternoon (04 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)14s
Evening (04 Dec)2ft (0.6m)14s

Table - waves today at Back Wash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
1.1
S
0.6
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.7
SSW
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)148147788812888121212129128811111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1801491341161161411291331381081081157046464610177656739393939
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:28PM
1.47
4:22AM
1.68
5:19PM
1.50
5:10AM
1.64
6:09PM
1.50
5:57AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:06PM
0.28
10:47AM
-0.08
10:57PM
0.30
11:33AM
-0.08
11:47PM
0.34
12:19PM
-0.03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise-----6:48-------6:48-------6:48--
Sunset6:34-------6:34-------6:35-------
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-1--21------------------
Temp. °C292827272727282828272727272728282928272727272829
Feels °C (?)313029303030313130292829313031303130302930303131
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