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Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 19 Mar 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
29.0° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Mombasa Channel today?

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 11AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am March 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.5
ESE
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)912989911111111101010101010710101077710
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)687851484950149149146143141135106104122583910210210440393838
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
S
5
S
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglassononononcross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31AM
3.54
4:47PM
3.69
5:03AM
3.59
5:19PM
3.85
5:36AM
3.55
5:51PM
3.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:22PM
0.30
10:34AM
0.20
10:54PM
0.12
11:02AM
0.11
11:27PM
0.04
11:32AM
0.11
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise---6:24-------6:24-------6:24----
Sunset------6:31-------6:31-------6:30-
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part cloud
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
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Rain (mm)
221-----13--1112433784--
Temp. °C282727283029292827272728292928272726252424252525
Feels °C (?)323232333331313130313131313029282928272625272727
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