Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
26.7°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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 8AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
230
230
281
254
281
288
273
256
338
330
304
355
307
322
316
316
273
261
280
280
280
261
228
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:59AM3.74m
6:19PM3.09m
6:35AM3.58m
6:56PM2.83m
7:15AM3.32m
7:40PM2.52m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.18m
12:13PM0.16m
00:08AM0.32m
12:51PM0.39m
00:43AM0.55m
1:36PM0.69m
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thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
25
25
24
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
25
25
24
24
24
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
26
26
24
26
26
26
26
26
26
25
25
26
26
27
25
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
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