Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 16 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
28.0° 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 7PM is: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)--
Afternoon (16 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (16 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
E
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
E
0.6
E
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)997999999999999999979999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7070614545454444434342424647465555541013456483333
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
25
ESE
25
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
SW
5
NW
5
W
10
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
10
N
5
ENE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
SE
5
SE
5
SE
0
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
glassglassglassonononononcross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:21PM
2.97
4:25AM
3.46
4:49PM
3.21
4:55AM
3.58
5:17PM
3.42
5:26AM
3.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:16AM
0.54
10:12PM
0.67
10:42AM
0.35
10:44PM
0.47
11:08AM
0.21
11:15PM
0.32
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--6:42-------6:42-------6:42-----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282827262625252629292826262625272929282726262627
Feels °C (?)292827272929293031292928293029313129303030303132
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