Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 30 Apr 2026 EAT
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Mombasa Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 8PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)--
Afternoon (30 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.5
ESE
9
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
72
84
81
77
82
85
80
69
74
62
50
45
46
46
56
46
56
66
70
96
92
129
95
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:45PM3.50m
4:05AM3.08m
4:13PM3.58m
4:34AM3.08m
4:42PM3.60m
5:02AM3.05m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.57m
10:00PM0.41m
9:54AM0.51m
10:29PM0.35m
10:21AM0.50m
10:57PM0.34m
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:18
6:18
6:18
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6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
25
26
27
26
26
27
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
27
28
28
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
27
26
27
28
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
1
SE
8
0.9
SE
8
Energy kJ
78
68
66
65
47
47
46
46
46
45
45
45
45
46
46
46
46
46
45
70
96
92
129
95
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.3
ESE
5
0.1
S
20
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
17
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.3
SSE
8
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
6
8
6
9
11
12
13
8
6
11
6
6
11
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
9
9
8
7
7
7
3
9
7
23
6
6
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
S
5
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.9
S
4
1
SSE
5
1.1
SSE
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.4
SW
3
0.6
SSW
4
Energy kJ
69
72
84
81
77
82
85
80
69
74
62
50
39
44
44
56
33
56
66
32
17
13
4
11
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2268
1793
1751
1751
1751
1792
1749
1749
1792
1792
1751
1751
1751
302
187
1749
1749
1747
1747
1753
302
302
302
187
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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