Back Wash Surf Break

Back Wash, Benin Weather Observations

Lat Long: 6.34° N 2.24° E

Issued: 6 am 21 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Back Wash sea temperature is
28.4° C

1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year

Back Wash surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Back Wash based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Back Wash right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Back Wash

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Somanya USED

251 km WSW90 m above sea level

3 hours ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 134°)
5
27.7 °C-
-
-
-
0

Adeiso-Ndoda

309 km SW74 m above sea level

38 minutes ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 146°)
5
27.5 °C-
-
-
-
0

Douala Airport

868 km ESE209 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDrizzle
wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
few

Douala Airport

868 km ESE209 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
few

Libreville/Leon M'Ba Airport

1031 km SE218 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the SSE
(13 km/h at 160°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

Douala Airport

868 km ESE209 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainDrizzle
wind obs. (7 kph from 1 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
few

Douala Airport

868 km ESE209 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
calm
(4 km/h at 1°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken
few

SHIP6843

900 km SW3 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloud
25
moderate winds from the S
(26 km/h at 180°)
29.0 °C20.4
20.4


SHIP4178

900 km SW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the S
(25.92 km/h at 180°)
28.3 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


SHIP8180

900 km SW15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the S
(25.92 km/h at 180°)
28.3 °C17.7 km
17.7 km


* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Back Wash and within an acceptable time window.

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