Mombasa Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
25.8° C
0.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 3AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (31 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.4
SE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.8
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
295
330
244
235
217
280
247
286
207
367
322
289
306
336
421
464
559
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:01PM3.39m
5:27AM3.04m
5:31PM3.43m
5:57AM3.14m
6:01PM3.39m
Low Tide
11:19PM0.34m
11:17AM0.56m
11:46PM0.29m
11:49AM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
23
23
25
26
26
25
24
24
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
Feels °C
25
23
24
23
24
25
25
25
24
23
24
22
22
22
22
22
22
22
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