Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 9PM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 5ft (1.6m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mombasa Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 404 | 395 | 454 | 482 | 528 | 577 | 644 | 846 | 817 | 871 | 863 | 863 | 881 | 899 | 899 | 918 | 788 | 788 | 733 | 670 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:33PM3.02m | 6:48AM3.32m | 7:00PM2.77m | 7:17AM3.07m | 7:28PM2.49m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:29PM0.36m | 00:27AM0.44m | 1:00PM0.59m | 00:53AM0.68m | 1:33PM0.87m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — |
mm | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 15 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 528 | 577 | 644 | 673 | 817 | 871 | 863 | 863 | 881 | 899 | 899 | 918 | 788 | 788 | 733 | 670 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 10 | S 12 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 296 | 3 | — | 7 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | — | — | S 15 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | — | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | — | ESE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 404 | 395 | 454 | 482 | — | — | — | 846 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1753 | 2522 | 2522 | 2161 | 2161 | 2161 | 2161 | 2161 | 2366 | 2522 | 2522 | 2213 | 2161 | 2161 | 296 | 2161 | 187 | 2268 | 2522 | 2213 |
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