Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.3°C
1.0° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 3PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (16 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 27°C on Fri morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
497
460
470
441
387
406
406
370
370
370
415
470
460
450
450
422
422
470
565
576
576
565
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:43AM3.10m
7:02PM2.48m
7:16AM2.84m
7:39PM2.24m
7:58AM2.56m
8:43PM2.02m
Low Tide
1:03PM0.82m
00:48AM0.98m
1:41PM1.08m
1:20AM1.25m
2:40PM1.32m
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rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
26
27
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
27
26
27
26
26
28
29
28
28
27
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