Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.6° 

Mombasa Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 1PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (23 Oct)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 31mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
10
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
2
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
253
248
242
248
290
264
242
237
199
389
346
339
307
261
255
282
320
320
362
362
440
598
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:34PM2.87m
2:52AM3.20m
3:08PM3.06m
3:22AM3.49m
3:42PM3.20m
Low Tide
8:30AM0.80m
8:36PM0.63m
9:04AM0.50m
9:06PM0.44m
9:36AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
24
26
28
28
26
25
25
25
26
28
29
29
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
27
25
24
Feels °C
27
28
29
29
28
27
27
28
28
29
29
29
28
29
29
27
27
27
27
25
24
23
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