Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.1°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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 4PM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
316
316
323
307
388
388
388
354
346
316
316
395
450
450
422
413
339
331
354
378
387
378
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:32AM2.53m
00:55AM2.27m
1:14PM2.69m
1:59AM2.65m
2:14PM2.93m
Low Tide
4:25AM1.42m
6:36PM1.17m
6:50AM1.27m
7:46PM0.91m
8:02AM0.93m
8:29PM0.66m
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Temp °C
24
26
27
26
26
25
24
24
24
26
26
26
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
25
26
27
25
26
25
26
26
27
29
27
26
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
27
27
27
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