Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.7° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 1AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (10 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
270
264
281
309
309
286
252
262
235
230
230
224
219
213
226
226
226
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:35PM3.26m
3:51AM3.55m
4:09PM3.31m
4:22AM3.68m
4:40PM3.30m
Low Tide
9:35PM0.30m
10:01AM0.19m
10:04PM0.22m
10:32AM0.11m
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
25
25
24
26
28
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
28
27
26
26
Feels °C
28
28
27
27
26
28
29
27
27
26
27
27
27
26
28
26
27
27
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