Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
26.9°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 9PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 24°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
228
286
300
316
346
346
354
316
323
357
357
357
323
346
316
309
347
377
413
413
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:24AM2.66m
10:46PM2.06m
11:32AM2.53m
00:55AM2.27m
1:14PM2.69m
Low Tide
4:22PM1.25m
4:25AM1.42m
6:36PM1.17m
6:50AM1.27m
7:46PM0.91m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:03
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6:14
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6:14
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 mm
1
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1
1
1
1
1
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1
1
Temp °C
27
26
26
25
24
24
24
25
27
26
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
28
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
27
25
27
26
27
27
28
29
28
28
27
27
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