Mombasa Channel Surf Forecast

/ Kenya (3 surf breaks) /

Kenya (3 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Wednesday 17 Sep 2025 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 26.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 2AM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	9s
Evening (18 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	9s

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

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	Wed 17		Thursday 18								Friday 19								Saturday 20
	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	288	288	261	261	261	261	261	299	320	320	362	378	370	388	388	280	379	379	379	408	408	430	411	408
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide / height (m)				2:15AM 2.40				2:25PM 2.89				2:59AM 2.74					3:09PM 3.11				3:33AM 3.03
Low Tide / height (m)		8:07PM 1.02				8:05AM 1.11				8:52PM 0.76				8:56AM 0.81					9:25PM 0.54				9:33AM 0.56

	Wed 17		Thursday 18								Friday 19								Saturday 20
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:11	-	-
Sunset	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:17	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	1	2	1	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	1	-	-
Temp. °C	25	24	24	24	24	25	27	26	25	24	24	24	24	25	27	27	25	24	24	24	23	25	27	27
Feels °C (?)	27	26	26	26	27	26	28	27	26	26	25	25	25	24	26	26	25	23	24	24	23	25	26	26

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kenya

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Mombasa Channel (light winds from the N at Mombasa-Moi International Airport 10 km from Mombasa Channel). 1.0m 9s swell from the SE with a 0.6m 9s swell, also from the SE and a 0.2m 15s groundswell, also from the S. 3 swells combining to make bigger set waves.
1 hour 40 minutes ago Mombasa Channel

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