Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 5AM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mombasa Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | Sunday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 116 | 116 | 66 | 93 | 69 | 87 | 69 | 86 | 86 | 111 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 121 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 6:21AM3.62m | 6:50PM2.78m | 7:07AM3.33m | 7:42PM2.54m | 8:03AM2.98m | 8:55PM2.33m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.39m | 12:42PM0.38m | 00:33AM0.63m | 1:32PM0.66m | 1:23AM0.93m | 2:36PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 26 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 116 | 116 | 66 | 93 | 69 | 87 | 69 | 86 | 86 | 111 | 88 | 88 | 88 | 2 | 68 | 67 | 58 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 33 | 16 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 10 | S 9 | S 12 | SE 11 | ESE 12 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 17 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 121 | 10 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1747 | 1751 | 1751 | 0 | 0 | 1749 | 1749 | 1756 | 1756 | 1749 | 1792 | 1749 | 1792 | 2209 | 1774 | 1791 | 1749 | 1753 | 1751 | 1753 | 302 | 187 | 187 | 1751 |
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