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Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Friday 16 Jan 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
27.1° C
 (Which is 1.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 7PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)--
Afternoon (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jan)4ft (1.2m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
0.6
ESE
1.3
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)888810888888887881311121212121115
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12818118118169232140113113122119113999717399219151171177177177160196
Wind
(km/h)
25
ENE
35
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
15
N
20
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:30PM
2.45
3:32AM
3.14
4:05PM
2.64
4:07AM
3.30
4:38PM
2.81
4:40AM
3.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:28AM
0.91
9:06PM
1.06
10:03AM
0.72
9:46PM
0.90
10:34AM
0.55
10:22PM
0.76
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:22
Sunset--6:39-------6:40-------6:40-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C282827252525252628292726252525272828272625252527
Feels °C (?)272627272728282829282727272828292928282827282829
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