Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Issued: 2 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is

26.2° C

Mombasa Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (13 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Mon 13				Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15								Thu 16
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 7	ESE 9	SE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	ESE 9	SSE 6	SSE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	154	154	154	109	109	109	137	137	135	132	132	129	132	136	127	126	396	170	155	165	140	92	104	107
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross
High Tide			3:24PM3.55m				4:01AM2.84m				4:14PM3.69m				4:47AM3.04m				5:00PM3.75m				5:31AM3.19m
Low Tide					9:55PM0.38m				9:44AM0.54m				10:40PM0.22m				10:34AM0.41m				11:21PM0.13m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—
	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	6:23
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	26	26	25	24	24	23	24	25	26	26	25	24	24	24	23	25	26	26	25	24	24	23	23	24
Feels °C	25	25	24	23	24	23	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	24	22	23	24	23	23	23	24	22	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 6	ESE 11	ESE 10
kJ	154	154	154	109	109	109	137	137	135	132	132	129	126	124	121	121	—	121	121	96	96	45	75	92
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 18	S 14	E 10	S 18	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 11	S 17	S 16	S 16	—	—	ESE 11	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9
kJ	5	5	5	4	6	4	50	6	6	6	5	5	5	4	2	6	5	5	—	—	12	92	46	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 14	S 14	S 18	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 15	S 15	—	—	S 16	—	S 16	—	SE 11	S 12	S 12
kJ	—	—	—	4	4	6	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	5	4	—	—	5	—	5	—	29	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SSE 6	SE 9	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 7	SSE 6	SSE 7
kJ	47	61	72	80	83	99	102	95	109	124	124	128	132	136	127	126	396	170	155	165	140	70	104	107
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	4	4	4	1	1	3	1	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	187	2242	2457	2213	2184	187	296	2161	187	2522	2457	2457	2161	2161	2161	2161	2457	2457	2457	2161	187	296	296	187
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