Mombasa Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
25.8° C
0.5° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
7
1.9
SE
7
2
SE
7
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
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>
6:24
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
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