Mombasa Channel Surf Break

Mombasa Channel 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Issued: 2 pm 26 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
26.8° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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 (26 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jun, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Mombasa Channel at 9PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 20s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jun)--
Afternoon (26 Jun)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (26 Jun)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
26
Saturday
27
Sunday
28
Mon
29
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
452
477
489
517
560
533
475
434
423
388
212
335
188
165
160
147
116
113
172
222
427
354
319
288
Wind (km/h)
35
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:06PM2.96m
2:41AM2.38m
2:51PM3.07m
3:24AM2.48m
3:30PM3.17m
4:02AM2.59m
Low Tide
8:40PM0.95m
8:16AM1.05m
9:22PM0.82m
9:01AM0.97m
9:59PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:20
6:20
6:21
6:21
 mm
1
Temp °C
26
26
26
25
25
24
23
24
25
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
Feels °C
23
23
24
23
24
23
22
22
23
24
23
24
23
24
25
24
25
24
25
25
24
24
25
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
21
0.1
E
21
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
20
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
19
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
1.3
ESE
8
0.1
E
17
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
8
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
0.1
E
16
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
212
6
160
165
160
147
116
113
172
222
5
354
319
288
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
SE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
8
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.4
SSE
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
17
7
7
5
5
17
17
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
21
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
17
0.1
E
18
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
16
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
9
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.2
S
8
1.7
SE
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
7
1.1
SSE
7
1
S
7
1
S
7
1.1
S
7
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.7
SE
9
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
452
477
489
517
560
533
475
434
423
388
163
335
188
135
118
94
92
107
69
64
427
89
78
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1753
1753
1753
1753
2522
2161
187
187
187
1753
1753
1753
1753
2216
302
187
187
187
1753
2184
2161
296
296
187
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Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
9
8
7
6
5
5
6
6
6
8
7
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