Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 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
28.8° 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 5PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
SE
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.7
ESE
Period(s) (?)99999999999999991210121111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)484747474748484949504948484747333752125107107107107103
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
W
5
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossonononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:57PM
3.05
9:20AM
2.25
10:17PM
2.78
11:22AM
2.03
12:23AM
2.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
0.85
3:26AM
1.16
3:09PM
1.17
5:18AM
1.37
4:56PM
1.42
7:36AM
1.24
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-------6:28-------6:28-------6:28
Sunset--6:39-------6:39-------6:39-----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------111----
Temp. °C282928272727272729292827272726282928282727262627
Feels °C (?)323130303132323132313030303130323129312930303031
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