
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (13 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Mombasa Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 23°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
154 | 154 | 154 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 132 | 136 | 127 | 126 | 396 | 170 | 155 | 165 | 140 | 92 | 104 | 107 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 3:24PM3.55m | 4:01AM2.84m | 4:14PM3.69m | 4:47AM3.04m | 5:00PM3.75m | 5:31AM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:55PM0.38m | 9:44AM0.54m | 10:40PM0.22m | 10:34AM0.41m | 11:21PM0.13m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | |
— | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | — | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 11 | ESE 10 |
154 | 154 | 154 | 109 | 109 | 109 | 137 | 137 | 135 | 132 | 132 | 129 | 126 | 124 | 121 | 121 | — | 121 | 121 | 96 | 96 | 45 | 75 | 92 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 18 | S 14 | E 10 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 11 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 |
5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 12 | 92 | 46 | 40 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | S 16 | — | S 16 | — | SE 11 | S 12 | S 12 |
— | — | — | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | — | 5 | — | 5 | — | 29 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 6 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 |
47 | 61 | 72 | 80 | 83 | 99 | 102 | 95 | 109 | 124 | 124 | 128 | 132 | 136 | 127 | 126 | 396 | 170 | 155 | 165 | 140 | 70 | 104 | 107 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 187 | 2242 | 2457 | 2213 | 2184 | 187 | 296 | 2161 | 187 | 2522 | 2457 | 2457 | 2161 | 2161 | 2161 | 2161 | 2457 | 2457 | 2457 | 2161 | 187 | 296 | 296 | 187 |
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