Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 10 Jan 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
27.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 2AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (11 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (11 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.4
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
Period(s) (?)999999999999888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)208293176151151151124151208681931581251229912815376153254128128224169
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncrossglasscross-
off
crossononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:21PM
2.81
9:25AM
2.38
10:18PM
2.68
10:30AM
2.15
11:32PM
2.60
12:09PM
2.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:34AM
1.24
3:32PM
1.09
4:48AM
1.38
4:31PM
1.27
6:22AM
1.41
Sat
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset6:37-------6:38-------6:38-------
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C262524232325272726252423232527272625252424262728
Feels °C (?)262627262627272525262726262726252526272627272626
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