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Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 09 Jan 2026 EAT
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Mombasa Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.4° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 11AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (09 Jan)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (09 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

Table - waves today at Mombasa Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888999999999999988
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)32632629330630625625622722719920320817629317615115115115118020868290154
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNE
25
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
20
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crossonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossonononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58AM
2.96
8:34PM
2.95
8:38AM
2.66
9:21PM
2.81
9:25AM
2.38
10:18PM
2.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
0.66
2:38AM
1.04
2:47PM
0.88
3:34AM
1.24
3:32PM
1.09
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Mon
12
Sunrise-6:16-------6:18-------6:18------
Sunset----6:37-------6:37-------6:38---
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242628282625252423252727262424232325272726252423
Feels °C (?)272727262526272725272726262526262627272525262626
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