Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.7°C
0.6° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 10PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)--
Afternoon (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sat afternoon, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.8
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.6
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
0.8
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
111
111
86
84
82
80
80
78
78
78
78
51
53
41
109
107
80
103
109
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
5
S
15
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
5
SE
5
S
5
WSW
5
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:42PM2.54m
8:03AM2.98m
8:55PM2.33m
9:22AM2.66m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.66m
1:23AM0.93m
2:36PM0.94m
2:37AM1.23m
4:09PM1.12m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
26
25
25
27
28
28
27
26
Feels °C
29
30
30
30
30
29
29
31
30
29
30
29
31
29
30
31
31
30
30
29
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