
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (30 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Jul) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mombasa Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
322 | 330 | 346 | 346 | 319 | 295 | 354 | 260 | 250 | 302 | 309 | 330 | 330 | 354 | 372 | 330 | 314 | 314 | 257 | 381 | 464 | 477 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 4:58AM2.90m | 5:01PM3.39m | 5:27AM3.04m | 5:31PM3.43m | 5:57AM3.14m | 6:01PM3.39m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:45AM0.65m | 11:19PM0.34m | 11:17AM0.56m | 11:46PM0.29m | 11:49AM0.51m | |||||||||||||||||
6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | S 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 13 | E 18 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 |
322 | 330 | 2 | 2 | 24 | 37 | 2 | 80 | 250 | 302 | 309 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 330 | 314 | 13 | 257 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | — | E 16 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 18 | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 10 | — | ESE 12 | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | 75 | 10 | 10 | 6 | — | — | 14 | 14 | 10 | — | 13 | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | — | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | E 18 | — | — | — | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | SE 8 | S 5 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
— | — | 346 | 346 | 319 | 295 | 354 | 260 | — | — | — | 330 | 330 | 354 | 372 | — | — | 314 | 37 | 381 | 464 | 477 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 296 | 187 | 2457 | 2457 | 2456 | 2213 | 187 | 296 | 187 | 187 | 2522 | 2439 | 2439 | 2439 | 296 | 2439 | 2439 | 2522 | 2522 | 2439 | 2439 |
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