
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (23 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 8PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Jun) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Jun) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mombasa Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 23 | Wednesday 24 | Thursday 25 | Fri 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
341 | 311 | 330 | 481 | 538 | 492 | 492 | 508 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 486 | 513 | 454 | 423 | 371 | 364 | 364 | 398 | 332 | 408 | 423 | 416 | 416 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 11:05AM2.76m | 11:25PM2.30m | 12:12PM2.78m | 00:42AM2.25m | 1:14PM2.85m | 1:49AM2.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:30PM1.23m | 5:24AM1.11m | 6:47PM1.19m | 6:27AM1.14m | 7:50PM1.08m | 7:26AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | |
— | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
29 | 38 | 90 | 481 | 538 | 492 | 492 | 508 | 486 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 423 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 14 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 25 | S 24 | — | S 23 | S 22 | S 11 | S 21 | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | — | E 15 | E 15 | — | E 22 |
4 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 2 | 12 | 11 | — | 10 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 14 | SE 12 | S 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 25 | — | — | — | — | S 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — |
8 | 37 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 5 | — | — | — | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
341 | 311 | 330 | 10 | 9 | 51 | — | — | — | 486 | 486 | 486 | 513 | 454 | — | 371 | 364 | 364 | 398 | 332 | 408 | 423 | 416 | 416 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 187 | 1753 | 2213 | 2161 | 2161 | 296 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 1753 | 1749 | 1793 | 1751 | 296 | 187 | 187 | 2522 | 2457 | 2213 | 2161 | 2161 | 296 | 187 |
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