Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.9°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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
88
78
61
51
53
54
109
107
103
103
85
86
86
86
111
114
114
173
140
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
5
SSW
5
SE
15
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:55PM2.33m
9:22AM2.66m
10:42PM2.29m
11:11AM2.50m
Low Tide
2:36PM0.94m
2:37AM1.23m
4:09PM1.12m
4:40AM1.37m
5:52PM1.09m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:56
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5:56
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6:12
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6:12
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
27
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
29
30
30
29
29
28
29
31
30
29
29
29
30
30
29
31
30
30
29
29
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