Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
26.7°C
0.9° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 1AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
202
197
197
166
145
142
120
110
147
147
151
219
273
439
395
475
497
497
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:41PM3.23m
3:58AM3.35m
4:11PM3.37m
4:26AM3.57m
4:42PM3.42m
Low Tide
9:47PM0.35m
10:03AM0.29m
10:13PM0.21m
10:33AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
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Temp °C
26
25
25
24
24
25
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
27
25
25
25
25
25
28
27
27
26
27
26
26
28
28
28
27
27
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