Surf Forecast Surf Report

Back Wash surfForecast / Bight of Benin / Benin

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Saturday 19 Apr 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
29.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Back Wash today?

The current surf forecast for Back Wash at 3AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (WAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.8
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1
S
0.5
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
1
SSW
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.6
S
0.6
S
0.8
S
0.9
S
0.9
SSW
0.7
S
Period(s) (?)1111111010101313101313121212121212111615141414141310131014141481471010889988851212888888811888899
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)289284229320296244277222190407326301221225225359304108174155260257253239897157691061161081181041112051631191271341341201226349737211310710410410411044624444789812985
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
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
oncross-
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
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)
7:25PM
1.29
8:35AM
1.11
8:11PM
1.23
9:49AM
1.09
9:20PM
1.17
11:20AM
1.13
10:57PM
1.15
12:36PM
1.25
12:28AM
1.20
1:32PM
1.41
1:38AM
1.29
2:20PM
1.57
2:36AM
1.39
3:03PM
1.70
3:28AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:06AM
0.33
2:09PM
0.63
3:02AM
0.39
3:16PM
0.70
4:15AM
0.43
4:53PM
0.72
5:34AM
0.42
6:28PM
0.64
6:43AM
0.36
7:37PM
0.50
7:40AM
0.29
8:31PM
0.33
8:30AM
0.22
9:19PM
0.17
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunrise---6:41-------6:41-------6:41-------6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------6:39-------6:39
Sunset------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-------6:58-----
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282727272829292828282827282929282827272728292928282727272929292828282827292929282828282729292928282827272929292828282727
Feels °C (?)312928293031313031303028303131313029292930313030312828283130302931303029313130303131312931313030313129303131303031312930
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