Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 21 Feb 2026 EAT
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Mombasa Channel surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
28.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 10AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (21 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999999999101010107710710107777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7878787676757676787880818181781346178716081676575
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
E
25
E
20
E
20
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
N
5
SSE
20
SSW
5
WSW
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onononononglasscross-
off
crossonononononglasscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
glasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:30AM
3.45
6:50PM
3.63
7:04AM
3.23
7:26PM
3.52
7:40AM
2.94
8:06PM
3.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21AM
0.25
12:30PM
0.21
12:56AM
0.36
1:00PM
0.36
1:36AM
0.56
1:34PM
0.57
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise---6:28-------6:28-------6:28----
Sunset------6:40-------6:40-------6:39-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---1----------------151-
Temp. °C272726282929272726262527292827272626262728242525
Feels °C (?)313129303130282929302931312828282930303131253028
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