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Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 16 Feb 2026 EAT
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Mombasa Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
28.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 2PM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.8
ENE
0.3
S
Period(s) (?)9999799999999999999977714
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)717170704745454544444343424446474747474633345133
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NNE
15
E
25
ESE
25
E
15
E
10
SE
0
S
5
WNW
5
SW
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
ENE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		glassononononcross-
on		glassglassglasscross-
on		ononononglasscrossglasscross-
on		cross-
on		onononglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:54AM
3.27
4:21PM
2.97
4:25AM
3.46
4:49PM
3.21
4:55AM
3.58
5:17PM
3.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16AM
0.54
10:12PM
0.67
10:42AM
0.35
10:44PM
0.47
11:08AM
0.21
11:15PM
0.32
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise-6:28-------6:28-------6:28------
Sunset----6:42-------6:42-------6:42---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232628282726262625262829282726262527292928272626
Feels °C (?)263029282728293129302929293029302931313030302931
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