Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.6°C
0.6° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 6AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (30 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (30 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
116
66
93
69
87
69
86
86
111
88
88
88
121
68
67
58
57
55
55
78
78
78
78
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
10
NE
20
E
25
E
15
ESE
10
SE
5
SE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
6:21AM3.62m
6:50PM2.78m
7:07AM3.33m
7:42PM2.54m
8:03AM2.98m
8:55PM2.33m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.39m
12:42PM0.38m
00:33AM0.63m
1:32PM0.66m
1:23AM0.93m
2:36PM0.94m
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
26
25
28
29
29
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
30
31
30
32
31
30
30
30
30
30
30
30
29
29
29
29
30
29
29
31
30
30
29
29
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