Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.2°C
0.9° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 7PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (12 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 24°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
219
207
224
275
309
302
330
338
354
422
460
508
460
460
387
387
431
502
539
539
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
5:09PM3.23m
5:19AM3.65m
5:36PM3.10m
5:46AM3.52m
6:04PM2.92m
Low Tide
11:02AM0.12m
10:59PM0.26m
11:31AM0.20m
11:26PM0.37m
12:01PM0.36m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
27
28
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
27
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
26
27
25
26
27
28
27
27
27
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