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Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya
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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
28.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 5PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Mombasa Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | |
253 | 247 | 153 | 119 | 116 | 93 | 117 | 107 | 91 | 113 | 113 | 116 | 138 | 239 | 277 | 284 | 284 | 260 | 297 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 297 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:39PM3.20m | 3:05AM2.68m | 3:14PM3.31m | 3:40AM2.75m | 3:47PM3.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:10AM0.89m | 9:02PM0.72m | 8:48AM0.81m | 9:37PM0.61m | 9:22AM0.75m | 10:09PM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | |
— | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 25 |
26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | E 16 | E 15 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
253 | 247 | 153 | 119 | 116 | 93 | 117 | 107 | 91 | 113 | 113 | 116 | 138 | 2 | 277 | 284 | 284 | 260 | 297 | 5 | 4 | 322 | 322 | 297 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 14 | E 16 | E 13 | S 7 | E 15 | E 15 | E 16 | S 9 | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 14 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 13 | S 10 | E 15 | E 13 | E 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | SE 8 | S 7 | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 4 | SE 8 | SE 8 | — | — | S 5 |
77 | 83 | 38 | 62 | 69 | 88 | 51 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 40 | 52 | 30 | 239 | 4 | 27 | 33 | 50 | 24 | 322 | 322 | — | — | 21 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 302 | 187 | 187 | 2268 | 2268 | 2268 | 2184 | 2205 | 0 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 2457 | 296 | 296 | 296 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 187 | 2457 | 2439 | 2205 | 296 |
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