Mombasa Channel surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 28 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
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 10PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (28 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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)
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
184
148
148
145
145
177
147
147
98
76
76
76
78
78
78
78
69
74
91
84
74
73
61
50
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:39PM3.14m
2:58AM2.94m
3:14PM3.35m
3:33AM3.03m
3:45PM3.50m
4:05AM3.08m
Low Tide
8:53PM0.72m
8:54AM0.67m
9:28PM0.54m
9:25AM0.57m
10:00PM0.41m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:18
6:18
6:18
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6:17
6:16
6:16
6:16
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
27
31
29
29
30
30
28
28
28
28
28
28
29
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
26
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
1
SE
10
0.9
SE
9
0.9
SE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
1
SSE
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
Energy kJ
184
148
148
145
145
177
147
147
98
76
76
76
78
78
78
78
69
68
48
47
47
66
46
46
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.2
SSE
6
0.1
S
9
0.1
S
9
0.3
ESE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
6
Energy kJ
9
9
2
2
2
3
4
4
2
2
7
1
47
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
9
0.1
NE
6
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
SE
6
Energy kJ
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
0.4
S
6
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
0.7
S
4
1
SSE
4
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
6
1
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
5
1.3
SSE
5
1.2
SSE
6
1.1
SSE
6
1
S
6
0.9
SSE
6
0.8
S
6
Energy kJ
18
14
6
6
9
14
13
16
13
41
44
33
31
36
48
53
67
74
91
84
74
73
61
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
4
4
1
1
1
5
4
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
187
1747
1749
187
1747
302
1747
187
187
2522
1747
2213
2213
302
187
187
2268
2268
1749
302
1749
1749
1749
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
7
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