
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 7AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Mombasa Channel. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | ESE 9 | SSE 6 | S 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 10 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
128 | 132 | 121 | 325 | 193 | 123 | 150 | 150 | 145 | 92 | 126 | 69 | 142 | 132 | 140 | 202 | 220 | 210 | 175 | 251 | 210 | 210 | 216 | 218 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:47AM3.04m | 5:00PM3.75m | 5:31AM3.19m | 5:43PM3.71m | 6:13AM3.27m | 6:24PM3.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:40PM0.22m | 10:34AM0.41m | 11:21PM0.13m | 11:21AM0.34m | 00:01AM0.12m | 12:07PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 7 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | SE 6 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 |
126 | 124 | 111 | 325 | 193 | 121 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 80 | 69 | 58 | 142 | 126 | 136 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 96 | 2 | 210 | 105 | 72 | 71 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 15 | ESE 9 | S 17 | — | S 16 | — | — | ESE 11 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | — | S 10 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | — | — | S 10 | S 10 |
5 | 4 | 121 | 6 | — | 5 | — | — | 12 | 92 | 45 | 69 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | — | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 15 | S 11 | — | — | — | — | S 16 | — | SE 10 | S 12 | ESE 9 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | 28 | 3 | 45 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | SE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 6 | SSE 6 | S 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
128 | 132 | 73 | 110 | 79 | 123 | 150 | 150 | 145 | 68 | 126 | 69 | 123 | 132 | 140 | 202 | 220 | 210 | 175 | 251 | 126 | 210 | 216 | 218 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2161 | 2161 | 2161 | 2161 | 2217 | 2457 | 2457 | 2161 | 2161 | 2161 | 296 | 187 | 2578 | 187 | 2456 | 2213 | 1753 | 296 | 302 | 1753 | 187 | 187 | 1753 | 2268 |
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