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La Routes des Pêches surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 WATForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
La Routes des Pêches surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's La Routes des Pêches sea temperature is
30.2° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at La Routes des Pêches today?
The current surf forecast for La Routes des Pêches at 4PM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (WAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (06 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at La Routes des Pêches. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Fri morning, min 28°C on Wed afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 8 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 | |
125 | 73 | 68 | 56 | 49 | 144 | 47 | 61 | 59 | 109 | 103 | 132 | 129 | 103 | 137 | 107 | 112 | 140 | 144 | 140 | 234 | 239 | 296 | 396 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:30AM1.20m | 7:02PM1.28m | 8:16AM1.16m | 7:41PM1.22m | 9:13AM1.14m | 8:32PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:05PM0.56m | 1:40AM0.30m | 1:47PM0.64m | 2:26AM0.36m | 2:42PM0.70m | 3:20AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — |
 | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | S 8 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 11 |
 kJ | 125 | 73 | 68 | 49 | 49 | 36 | 47 | 46 | 45 | 95 | 89 | 132 | 100 | 103 | 137 | 101 | 96 | 134 | 128 | 82 | 234 | 239 | 296 | 396 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 17 | SW 12 | S 11 | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 12 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 19 |
| kJ | 40 | 58 | 57 | 56 | 37 | 25 | 36 | 36 | 59 | 34 | 41 | 24 | 129 | 67 | 22 | 35 | 33 | 32 | 18 | 35 | 113 | 115 | 77 | 210 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | S 13 | SW 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 11 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 21 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 49 | 28 | 11 | 16 | 26 | 16 | 26 | 61 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 9 | 24 | 99 | 37 | 12 | 53 | 21 | 21 | 51 | 83 | 95 | 212 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 8 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | 18 | 22 | 22 | 144 | 35 | 51 | 51 | 109 | 103 | 100 | — | — | 109 | 107 | 112 | 140 | 144 | 140 | 105 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 533 | 533 | 2973 | 2973 | 1042 | 987 | 533 | 533 | 1042 | 533 | 1009 | 533 | 1042 | 533 | 533 | 249 | 319 | 1042 | 1042 | 533 | 1026 | 533 | 533 | 319 |
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