Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
26.7°C
0.8° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 7AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.8
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
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
136
197
255
324
395
475
516
486
486
449
449
381
381
389
413
381
339
331
267
255
249
249
261
261
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:26AM3.57m
4:42PM3.42m
4:55AM3.72m
5:13PM3.40m
5:26AM3.78m
5:45PM3.29m
Low Tide
10:13PM0.21m
10:33AM0.12m
10:40PM0.13m
11:05AM0.03m
11:07PM0.11m
11:38AM0.04m
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
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clear
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cloud
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
24
24
24
25
27
26
25
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
26
26
Feels °C
26
27
26
27
27
25
25
27
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
28
27
26
27
27
28
28
26
27
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