Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (18 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 5PM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Mombasa Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | SSE 7 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 161 | 149 | 149 | 121 | 132 | 119 | 119 | 146 | 154 | 143 | 146 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 161 | 161 | 172 | 186 | 186 | 211 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 7:05PM3.35m | 7:35AM3.21m | 7:44PM3.07m | 8:17AM3.09m | 8:24PM2.77m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:51PM0.47m | 1:15AM0.32m | 1:36PM0.64m | 1:52AM0.50m | 2:22PM0.85m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 9 | S 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 161 | 149 | 149 | 121 | 119 | 119 | 119 | 146 | 154 | 143 | 146 | 158 | 158 | 158 | 161 | 161 | 172 | 2 | 2 | 211 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | — | — | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 17 | E 17 | S 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 | E 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 5 |
| kJ | 102 | 149 | 125 | 100 | 132 | 109 | 94 | 80 | 57 | 59 | 58 | 44 | 39 | 27 | 24 | 17 | 12 | 186 | 186 | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 2453 | 2439 | 2184 | 296 | 187 | 2184 | 187 | 2366 | 2457 | 2213 | 2161 | 2161 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 187 |
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