Mombasa Channel Surf Break

Lat Long: 4.08° S 39.68° E

Mombasa Channel, Kenya Weather Observations

Issued: 8 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mombasa Channel sea temperature is
26.6°C
1.1° 

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

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 170°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few
-
-

Malindi Airport

106 km NNE1 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
25
moderate winds from the S
(24 km/h at 170°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Voi

146 km W87 m above sea level

1 hour ago
cloudno report
wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
22.4 °C30
30

-

Same Airport

218 km WSW844 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (31 kph from 140 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
few

Zanzibar/Kisauni Airport

242 km S372 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the E.(Wind varies from 070 to 140 degs)
(15 km/h at 100°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few

Lamu

243 km NNE1 m above sea level

1 hour 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

1 hour ago
part cloudno report
5
light winds from the ESE
(7 km/h at 120°)
24.4 °C40
40

-

Kilimanjaro Airport

299 km W410 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the ESE
(13 km/h at 120°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
broken

ASCATB42E4S

302 km ENE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the SSE
(31 km/h at 152°)
- °C- km
- km


Dar Es Salaam Airport

313 km S376 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the ESE
(15 km/h at 120°)
25 °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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