Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.3°C
0.9° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 1PM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
1.6
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
370
370
415
470
460
460
450
422
431
470
553
622
622
622
576
576
544
544
567
567
500
500
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:16AM2.84m
7:39PM2.24m
7:58AM2.56m
8:43PM2.02m
9:13AM2.31m
Low Tide
1:41PM1.08m
1:20AM1.25m
2:40PM1.32m
2:15AM1.52m
4:44PM1.44m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
24
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
28
28
26
25
Feels °C
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
28
28
29
28
27
27
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