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Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya
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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
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (27 May):
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 11PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (27 May) | - | - |
| Evening (27 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mombasa Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
264 | 291 | 260 | 260 | 253 | 268 | 255 | 130 | 113 | 110 | 206 | 111 | 107 | 110 | 116 | 233 | 192 | 268 | 341 | 371 | 341 | 284 | 322 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:25AM2.61m | 2:39PM3.20m | 3:05AM2.68m | 3:14PM3.31m | 3:40AM2.75m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:23PM0.87m | 8:10AM0.89m | 9:02PM0.72m | 8:48AM0.81m | 9:37PM0.61m | 9:22AM0.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | |
6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 14 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | E 16 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 130 | 113 | 110 | 16 | 111 | 107 | 110 | 116 | 4 | 192 | 268 | 5 | 371 | 341 | 284 | 322 | 297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 11 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | S 10 | E 14 | E 13 | S 10 | E 16 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | E 16 |
3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | E 16 | E 16 | S 10 | E 13 | E 16 | — | S 9 |
23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | 2 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 4 | SSW 5 | SE 8 | S 5 | — | SW 4 | — | — |
264 | 291 | 260 | 260 | 253 | 268 | 255 | 65 | 85 | 91 | 206 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 41 | 233 | 29 | 23 | 341 | 47 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2268 | 2209 | 2161 | 2161 | 302 | 187 | 187 | 2268 | 2268 | 2268 | 2184 | 2205 | 2161 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 2457 | 2457 | 2213 | 296 | 296 | 187 | 187 | 187 |
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