Mombasa Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
25.8° 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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 6AM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (13 Aug)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 23°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.7
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
2
SE
12
2
SE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.7
ESE
12
1.6
ESE
11
1.6
ESE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
406
440
430
362
370
406
348
432
507
592
706
706
590
687
627
1040
1040
763
749
603
592
550
478
478
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
35
S
35
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:36AM3.22m
4:49PM3.68m
5:14AM3.41m
5:27PM3.66m
5:50AM3.51m
6:02PM3.54m
Low Tide
10:28PM0.20m
10:31AM0.30m
11:03PM0.08m
11:11AM0.19m
11:36PM0.05m
11:50AM0.19m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:24
6:24
6:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
23
23
23
25
26
26
25
23
23
23
23
25
26
26
25
24
23
24
23
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
23
23
23
24
25
24
25
23
24
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
23
24
23
24
24
24
24
24
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