Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.1°C
1.0° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 11PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)--
Evening (06 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
431
422
422
370
362
354
404
413
370
346
300
300
293
273
258
334
384
433
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:59AM2.65m
2:14PM2.93m
2:43AM3.02m
2:58PM3.12m
Low Tide
7:46PM0.91m
8:02AM0.93m
8:29PM0.66m
8:49AM0.61m
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
26
26
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
28
27
27
26
27
27
26
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
28
28
27
27
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