Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.1°C
1.0° 

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 (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 1AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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)
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
413
370
300
300
293
293
323
376
376
390
353
345
345
313
313
307
294
270
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:43AM3.02m
2:58PM3.12m
3:19AM3.33m
3:35PM3.26m
Low Tide
8:29PM0.66m
8:49AM0.61m
9:04PM0.45m
9:27AM0.36m
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Temp °C
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
24
24
26
27
27
26
25
Feels °C
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
28
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27
27
26
26
28
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28
27
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