Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Issued: 8 am 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is

26.0° C

Mombasa Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (17 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 12PM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 Jul)	5ft (1.6m)	7s
Afternoon (17 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	7s
Evening (17 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Friday 17						Saturday 18								Sunday 19
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 9	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	178	255	258	268	192	175	211	222	180	154	175	149	149	146	138	146	146	143	154	143	143	158
Wind (km/h)	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		6:13AM3.27m				6:24PM3.57m				6:54AM3.28m				7:05PM3.35m				7:35AM3.21m				7:44PM3.07m
Low Tide				12:07PM0.37m				00:39AM0.18m				12:51PM0.47m				1:15AM0.32m				1:36PM0.64m


	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	25	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	24	26	25	25	24	24	23	23	25	26	26	25	24
Feels °C	22	23	24	23	24	22	24	23	23	22	24	23	24	24	24	23	23	24	24	24	24	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	S 11	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	96	2	2	105	103	96	76	222	96	146	121	149	149	146	119	146	146	143	154	143	143	158
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	—	S 10	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	—	—	S 11	S 13	S 13
kJ	2	9	9	8	2	—	2	78	—	—	—	—	—	5	5	5	4	—	—	2	3	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	4	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6
kJ	178	255	258	268	192	175	211	—	180	154	175	133	141	132	138	107	105	82	73	68	66	56
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Oyster Bay Beach - Coco Beach Mainland	Anse aux Poules Bleues Mahe	Anse aux Poules Bleues Mahe	Anse aux Poules Bleues Mahe	Anse aux Poules Bleues Mahe	Anse aux Poules Bleues Mahe	Anse aux Poules Bleues Mahe	TTs West	Oyster Bay Beach - Coco Beach Mainland	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Lokaro Island East	Anse aux Poules Bleues Mahe	Anse aux Poules Bleues Mahe	La Batterie West	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	TTs West	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Anse aux Poules Bleues Mahe	Anse aux Poules Bleues Mahe
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	3	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	302	1753	1753	1753	1753	1753	1753	2205	302	187	187	187	2453	1753	1753	2184	187	2205	187	187	1753	1753
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