Mombasa Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
26.4° C
0.7° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 9AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 23°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
286
286
346
370
431
553
622
657
670
684
748
763
820
754
739
665
597
524
415
406
397
388
388
362
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:46AM2.87m
10:02PM2.42m
10:52AM2.89m
11:22PM2.28m
12:08PM2.97m
Low Tide
3:07AM0.85m
4:04PM1.11m
4:03AM0.97m
5:26PM1.12m
5:14AM1.04m
6:52PM1.02m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
24
24
23
25
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
23
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
25
24
25
24
25
25
23
23
23
24
25
25
25
24
23
23
24
23
25
26
25
25
24
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