Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.1°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 (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 5PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (07 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
SE
10
1.5
SE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
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
395
413
413
370
339
300
293
293
300
376
407
390
382
345
345
313
313
313
276
270
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:14PM2.93m
2:43AM3.02m
2:58PM3.12m
3:19AM3.33m
3:35PM3.26m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.66m
8:49AM0.61m
9:04PM0.45m
9:27AM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:03
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:03
—
—
—
—
—
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
—
—
6:14
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:13
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
6:13
—
 mm
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1
1
—
—
1
—
1
1
Temp °C
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
27
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
27
28
27
28
28
  • 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