Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 28 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.7°C
0.7° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 1AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (29 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
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
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
212
212
184
165
165
136
125
125
119
116
116
66
93
69
87
87
108
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
0
N
15
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
10
E
5
E
0
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:28PM3.17m
5:40AM3.82m
6:07PM3.00m
6:21AM3.62m
6:50PM2.78m
Low Tide
11:14PM0.24m
12:00PM0.15m
11:51PM0.39m
12:42PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
26
28
27
26
26
26
26
26
27
28
29
27
26
Feels °C
27
28
28
29
30
30
30
27
27
30
31
32
31
30
30
30
29
29
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