Mombasa Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
26.6° C
1.0° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 1AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
739
665
652
524
460
406
397
362
323
300
300
300
300
307
307
307
270
264
264
264
264
231
231
230
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:22PM2.28m
12:08PM2.97m
00:51AM2.28m
1:23PM3.13m
2:08AM2.41m
2:28PM3.34m
Low Tide
5:26PM1.12m
5:14AM1.04m
6:52PM1.02m
6:32AM1.02m
8:06PM0.82m
7:45AM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
25
26
26
Feels °C
24
25
23
24
25
25
26
25
26
26
24
25
25
26
26
25
25
25
25
24
24
26
25
26
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