Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.1°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 (11 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 12PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (11 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 27°C on Sun morning, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
224
219
208
226
226
208
236
242
248
248
248
274
302
309
302
326
334
342
406
415
406
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:22AM3.68m
4:40PM3.30m
4:51AM3.71m
5:09PM3.23m
5:19AM3.65m
5:36PM3.10m
Low Tide
10:32AM0.11m
10:32PM0.20m
11:02AM0.12m
10:59PM0.26m
11:31AM0.20m
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clear
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clear
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Temp °C
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
25
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
27
27
27
26
27
26
27
25
25
27
26
27
26
27
26
26
25
25
25
25
27
26
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