Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 20 Feb 2026 EAT
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Mombasa Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
28.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)99910101099999999999910101010108
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)585859808180787878787876767676767878818181626264
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
E
0
ENE
5
NNE
15
E
25
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
5
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
20
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
E
20
E
20
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglasscrossononcross-
on
ononglasscrosscross-
on
onononononcross-
on
crosscrossonononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:58AM
3.59
6:17PM
3.64
6:30AM
3.45
6:50PM
3.63
7:04AM
3.23
7:26PM
3.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
0.24
12:01PM
0.14
12:21AM
0.25
12:30PM
0.21
12:56AM
0.36
1:00PM
0.36
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise---6:28-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset------6:40-------6:40-------6:40-
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------1--1--
Temp. °C262627272929282727262628292927272626262729282827
Feels °C (?)293132313129303030302931302927302930293030292930
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