Mombasa, Kenya
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About Mombasa
Mombasa is a town in Coast Province, Kenya. From Mombasa you can reach 2 surf spots, 2 kite spots and 2 dive sites. The nearest is Kenya Mombasa, a kite spot 0.3 km from the centre. Overture lists 109 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MBA, 8 km away.
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Staying in Mombasa
- 109 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: MBA, 8 km, MYD, 103 km, TGT, 133 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Mombasa.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Mombasa each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baobabs2.9 kmabout 5 min by car | 6 ft274 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, poor | 5 ft275 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots, poor | 5 ft274 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, fair | 5 ft194 kJwind from the south-east, 4 knots, fair | 4 ft162 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, fair | 4 ft123 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, fair | 4 ft106 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, fair |
All readings for Baobabs: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Mombasa Channel4.5 kmabout 10 min by car | 6 ft274 kJwind from the south-south-west, 8 knots, poor | 6 ft298 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, poor | 5 ft274 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, poor | 5 ft194 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 4 ft162 kJwind from the south, 6 knots, fair | 4 ft123 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, fair | 4 ft106 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, poor |
All readings for Mombasa Channel: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Mombasa, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Kite near Mombasa
- Kenya Mombasa 0.3 km · stays here
- pepea kite surfing 6.2 km · stays here
Dive near Mombasa
- Nyali Reef 5.2 km · stays here
- MV Dania Wreck 12.4 km · stays here
Places to eat near Mombasa
- Chef Royale Caterers and RestaurantArabian · in the centre
- Damascus Shawarma MombasaMiddle eastern · 0.1 km from the centre
- A&F FoodsChicken · 0.3 km from the centre
- Adamz BarbecueBarbecue · 0.3 km from the centre
- Chicken Inn Mwembe TayariChicken · 0.7 km from the centre
- Emirates Chicken HubChicken · 0.7 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits