Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 04 Sep 2025 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
25.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 1AM is: 1.8m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (05 Sep)5ft (1.6m)9s

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

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Thu
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
SE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)101010101010101010991010109101010101010999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)588576600565553470470498482452480490463414408420396396430422387335327321
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:01AM
2.50
3:03PM
3.04
3:32AM
2.84
3:38PM
3.30
4:02AM
3.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:56PM
0.88
8:47AM
1.00
9:26PM
0.60
9:25AM
0.68
9:54PM
0.35
10:00AM
0.39
Thu
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset6:21-------6:21-------6:21-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252423232325262625242323232526262424232323252626
Feels °C (?)242322232425252525242223232425242223232424252525
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kenya

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Mombasa Channel (light winds from the SSE at Mombasa-Moi International Airport 10 km from Mombasa Channel). 1.4m 9s swell from the SE with a 0.5m 13s groundswell from the S. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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1 h 33 min ago

11 km/h
SSE
Cross-Shore
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