Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Thursday 16 Apr 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
29.2° 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 8PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)--
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (16 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)888888888888888888887777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6462731041201018484848496111999996848474725779796565
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:43PM
3.61
4:04AM
3.36
4:16PM
3.84
4:39AM
3.41
4:51PM
3.98
5:15AM
3.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
0.43
9:55PM
0.22
9:58AM
0.27
10:31PM
0.05
10:30AM
0.19
11:07PM
-0.01
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-------6:20-------6:20-------6:20
Sunset--6:21-------6:21-------6:20-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C292828272726252728282827272625272828282727262527
Feels °C (?)302830292928272929293029302928302929303030292829
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