Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 04 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
28.0°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 (04 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am November 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (04 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Friday
6
Sat
7
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.1
ESE
10
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
135
132
132
214
169
218
169
169
173
173
176
176
143
209
173
223
223
186
186
183
183
179
210
168
164
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
12:45PM2.57m
1:27AM2.81m
1:47PM2.72m
2:13AM3.10m
2:34PM2.86m
2:51AM3.34m
Low Tide
6:35AM1.21m
7:02PM0.94m
7:43AM0.93m
7:51PM0.77m
8:30AM0.67m
8:29PM0.62m
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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5:56
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Temp °C
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
26
26
25
27
28
28
26
26
26
25
26
Feels °C
29
30
29
28
28
28
29
30
30
30
30
28
28
29
29
29
28
30
30
28
27
29
29
28
30
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