Back Wash Surf Break

Back Wash, Benin Weather Observations

Lat Long: 6.34° N 2.24° E

Issued: 6 pm 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

Cotonou/Cadjehoun Airport

14 km E213 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SSW
(9 km/h at 200°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
few

Lome/Tokoin Airport

112 km WSW213 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the S.(Wind varies from 160 to 230 degs)
(11 km/h at 190°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Lagos/ikeja Airport

121 km ENE194 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 180°)
26 °C0.0
0.0
broken
few

Somanya USED

251 km WSW90 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 139°)
5
24.8 °C-
-
-
-
0

Accra/Kotoka International Airport

280 km SW197 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainLight rain
15
light winds from the SSW
(13 km/h at 200°)
24 °C8.0
8.0
broken

Adeiso-Ndoda

309 km SW74 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 219°)
5
23.9 °C-
-
-
-
0

Sokode Airport

315 km NW2 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
few
broken

Naimtougou Airport

399 km NW249 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (7 kph from 320 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
few

Kumasi

427 km WSW293 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (11 kph from 230 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
26 °C6.0
6.0
broken
few

Takoradi (afb)

473 km SW9 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainLight rain
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
24 °C5.0
5.0


* 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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