
Surf Forecasts:
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 (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 9AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (31 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mombasa Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri morning, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
354 | 260 | 256 | 235 | 273 | 295 | 319 | 239 | 367 | 314 | 299 | 311 | 381 | 421 | 477 | 502 | 515 | 480 | 403 | 199 | 347 | 276 | 279 | 216 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:27AM3.04m | 5:31PM3.43m | 5:57AM3.14m | 6:01PM3.39m | 6:27AM3.21m | 6:33PM3.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:19PM0.34m | 11:17AM0.56m | 11:46PM0.29m | 11:49AM0.51m | 00:13AM0.28m | 12:22PM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | ESE 10 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 |
2 | 80 | 256 | 235 | 273 | 52 | 34 | 239 | 35 | 34 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 323 | 403 | 188 | 68 | 140 | 82 | 68 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | SE 13 | SE 13 | ESE 10 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 |
— | 2 | 75 | 53 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 41 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 10 | S 8 | SE 14 | E 18 | E 18 | SE 12 | — | — | E 16 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
354 | 260 | — | — | — | 295 | 319 | 25 | 367 | 314 | 299 | 311 | 381 | 421 | 477 | 502 | 515 | 480 | — | 199 | 347 | 276 | 279 | 216 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2456 | 296 | 296 | 296 | 187 | 2522 | 2439 | 2439 | 1753 | 1753 | 1753 | 2439 | 2459 | 2457 | 2237 | 2213 | 2161 | 296 | 2161 | 2161 | 1753 | 1753 | 1753 | 1753 |
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