Mombasa Channel Surf Break

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Issued: 2 pm 03 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
26.4° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (03 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 10PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jul)--
Afternoon (03 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (03 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
3
Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Mon
6
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
309
309
342
349
388
380
316
342
342
388
388
397
427
427
418
402
427
364
313
279
228
234
301
326
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:19PM3.28m
6:52AM2.88m
6:54PM3.18m
7:28AM2.89m
7:30PM3.03m
8:07AM2.89m
Low Tide
12:03PM0.77m
00:40AM0.48m
12:39PM0.81m
1:11AM0.54m
1:18PM0.87m
1:45AM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
24
24
23
25
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
25
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
25
Feels °C
25
24
24
23
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
23
24
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
23
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
0.1
SE
13
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.6
ESE
11
0.6
ESE
10
1.7
SE
7
1.7
SE
8
Energy kJ
309
8
8
7
388
380
316
342
342
7
388
397
427
427
418
34
33
32
20
20
76
72
301
326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
14
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.2
ESE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.3
SE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
8
4
4
7
7
7
7
7
14
14
14
14
34
33
32
20
52
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
4
4
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
0.7
S
4
0.8
SSW
4
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
1.7
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1.6
SE
7
1
S
6
0.8
SSW
6
Energy kJ
309
342
349
388
16
25
402
427
364
313
279
228
234
74
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
Distance (km)
187
187
2457
2213
1753
187
296
296
187
187
1753
1753
1753
296
296
187
187
2268
2458
2439
2439
296
187
187
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
5
5
5
8
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Mombasa Channel surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest