Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.8°C
0.9° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 2AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (28 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (28 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
178
222
256
230
224
224
179
179
179
184
184
184
179
165
161
136
122
119
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
WSW
0
NNE
10
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
High Tide
4:51PM3.26m
5:03AM3.90m
5:28PM3.17m
5:40AM3.82m
6:07PM3.00m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.18m
11:21AM0.01m
11:14PM0.24m
12:00PM0.15m
cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
25
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
28
28
28
28
28
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30
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29
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32
31
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29
29
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