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Back Wash surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 05 Aug 2025 WAT
How big are the waves at Back Wash today?
The current surf forecast for Back Wash at 1PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Evening (05 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Back Wash. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Energy (?) | 809 | 793 | 773 | 755 | 723 | 778 | 446 | 514 | 490 | 385 | 410 | 388 | 419 | 446 | 475 | 431 | 511 | 713 | 610 | 787 | 1325 | 875 | 920 | 973 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | 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 | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:44PM 1.22 | 3:06AM 1.12 | 2:39PM 1.31 | 3:48AM 1.23 | 3:24PM 1.40 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:24AM 0.67 | 8:29PM 0.36 | 8:27AM 0.61 | 9:14PM 0.25 | 9:17AM 0.54 | 9:53PM 0.16 | ||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 05 | Wednesday 06 | Thursday 07 | Fri 08 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:45 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7:07 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Bight of Benin
The wind is still cross-on at Back Wash (light winds from the SW at Cotonou/Cadjehoun Airport 14 km from Back Wash). 1.2m 7s swell from the S with a 1.0m 13s groundswell, also from the S and a 0.6m 15s groundswell, also from the SSW. 3 swells combining so expect closeout sets.
1 h 44 min ago
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