
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (04 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 11PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (04 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mombasa Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 22°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 4 | Wednesday 5 | Thursday 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
184 | 180 | 172 | 173 | 171 | 157 | 227 | 227 | 270 | 341 | 372 | 390 | 429 | 439 | 519 | 314 | 600 | 587 | 535 | 524 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:42PM2.91m | 8:11AM3.13m | 8:23PM2.65m | 9:00AM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:36PM0.66m | 1:42AM0.56m | 2:21PM0.83m | 2:21AM0.75m | 3:20PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | S 13 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
184 | 180 | 172 | 173 | 171 | 157 | 227 | 227 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 429 | 439 | 428 | 314 | 600 | 3 | 535 | 524 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | S 13 | — | — | E 20 | E 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | ESE 10 | E 18 | E 18 | S 13 | S 13 |
4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | — | 8 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 121 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 17 | S 18 | E 15 | S 12 | E 15 | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 16 | E 19 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | S 13 | S 9 | E 17 | E 16 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | — | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | SSE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 8 | — | — | SE 10 | — | — |
92 | 92 | 92 | 62 | 55 | 55 | 73 | 9 | 270 | 341 | 372 | 390 | — | — | 519 | — | — | 587 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 2268 | 1753 | 2268 | 2213 | 187 | 2213 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 2268 | 2268 | 2184 | 187 | 296 | 296 | 187 | 2522 | 2213 | 2205 |
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