Surf Forecast Surf Report

Back Wash surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 17 Jun 2025 WAT
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
28.7° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Back Wash today?

The current surf forecast for Back Wash at 5AM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
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
0
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 (?)
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.9
SSW
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1
S
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.3
S
1.3
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1313131313139135191818181716161616151515151515151515141414141414131313131313131212121212121210101413141412141313131317
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)3233162912832912823101991922252443544656349617386889389251027101295797986888910128688169017697856946825245084314083553163503383483423677536726666606649437676721070512484398449851894338
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
20
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
1.32
9:12AM
1.42
8:55PM
1.26
10:05AM
1.45
10:04PM
1.20
11:02AM
1.49
11:23PM
1.16
12:01PM
1.52
12:42AM
1.17
1:00PM
1.54
1:54AM
1.22
1:57PM
1.56
2:57AM
1.29
2:53PM
1.57
3:54AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23AM
0.23
3:05PM
0.57
3:12AM
0.28
4:12PM
0.54
4:08AM
0.35
5:23PM
0.48
5:11AM
0.40
6:31PM
0.38
6:18AM
0.43
7:34PM
0.27
7:25AM
0.43
8:31PM
0.16
8:29AM
0.41
9:23PM
0.07
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise---6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------6:37
Sunset-------7:06-------7:06-------7:07-------7:07-------7:07-------7:07-------7:07----
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Rain (mm)
1-11--1-----------1114----1441---35641---112631----2--------
Temp. °C262726262727272726262626272727272626262526272726262625252626262626262525252626262626262526262626262626262627272626262626
Feels °C (?)272928282928282927282828302828282727282728282726262627272826262626272627272827272728272729282727282828292828282727272828
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