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Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 14 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
26.9° C
 (Which is 1.3°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 5AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)881288881212888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)232144129113122100146121123264248102224110135135294287137110128128153119
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:55AM
2.64
1:45PM
2.10
2:02AM
2.78
2:47PM
2.26
2:52AM
2.95
3:30PM
2.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48AM
1.29
7:14PM
1.34
8:46AM
1.11
8:18PM
1.22
9:28AM
0.91
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise---6:18-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset------6:39-------6:39-------6:39-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252423262828272525242426272826252524242528282625
Feels °C (?)272625262726272626262627262725262727272729272626
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