Mombasa Channel Surf Break

Mombasa Channel, Kenya Weather Observations

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Issued: 8 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
27.1° 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.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Mombasa Channel based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Mombasa Channel right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Mombasa Channel

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mombasa-Moi International Airport

10 km WNW179 m above sea level

4 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SSW
(11 km/h at 210°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
broken

Malindi Airport

106 km NNE1 m above sea level

4 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the S
(15 km/h at 180°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Voi

146 km W87 m above sea level

3 hours ago
cloudno report
15
light winds from the WSW
(15 km/h at 240°)
22.4 °C30
30

-

Same Airport

218 km WSW844 m above sea level

4 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (22 kph from 160 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
Q1022 °C0.0
0.0


Lamu Manda Island

237 km NNE6 m above sea level

4 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Zanzibar/Kisauni Airport

242 km S372 m above sea level

4 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the SSW
(13 km/h at 210°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few

Lamu

243 km NNE1 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudno report
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 180°)
29.5 °C30
30

-

Makindu

286 km WNW1053 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudno report
wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
24.4 °C40
40

-

Kilimanjaro Airport

299 km W410 m above sea level

4 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Dar Es Salaam Airport

313 km S376 m above sea level

4 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the SSW
(15 km/h at 210°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
few

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Mombasa Channel and within an acceptable time window.

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