English Point Beach

Nyali, Mombasa County, Kenya

Today at a glance

Best: 11 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:12 pm

6 am
8.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent

7 am
8.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent

8 am
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great

9 am
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great

Now
7.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great

11 am
8.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

12 pm
8.8
19 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

1 pm
8.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

2 pm
8.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

3 pm
9.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

4 pm
8.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent

5 pm
8.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

6 pm
7.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Best time to swim

Best: 11 am to 6 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air: 30°C86°F
Water: 27°C81°F
Wind: 1710 km/hmph SSE
Gusts: 3623 km/hmph
Waves: 1.1 m3 ft
UV: 6 high
Tide: rising
Rain: 0%
Sunset: 6:12 pm

Today

8.6Excellent6 am74

8.7Excellent7 am85

8.1Great8 am117

7.8Great9 am149

7.5GreatNow1710

8.4Great11 am1811

8.8Excellent12 pm1911

8.8Excellent1 pm1811

8.9Excellent2 pm1811

9.0Excellent3 pm1711

8.5Excellent4 pm1811

8.1Great5 pm1811

7.8Great6 pm1811

Sat

6.9Good6 am74

6.9Good7 am85

6.8Good8 am128

7.5Great9 am159

8.0Great10 am1610

8.6Excellent11 am1811

8.3Great12 pm1610

8.4Great1 pm1811

8.7Excellent2 pm1711

8.9Excellent3 pm2012

9.0Excellent4 pm1811

8.8Excellent5 pm1912

7.6Great6 pm1711

Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

High 2 pm, 1.5 m5 ft
Low 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
High 2 am, 1.9 m6 ft
Low 8 am, -0.8 m3 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

Beach info

Lifeguards, parking and facilities before you head down.

Facilities

Parking8 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 180 m600 ft. Fee not listed
Food and drink18 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 310 m0.2 mi
Boat ramp140 m470 ft awayEnglish Point Marina
SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town: 2 km1.2 miMombasa (city)
Nearest airport: 10 km6 miBamburi Airport (BMQ)

Nearby places

Arabian CornerFood and drink
310 m0.2 mi
ForodhaniFood and drink
500 m0.3 mi
Forodhani Sea Front RestaurantFood and drink
510 m0.3 mi
Jahazi Coffee HouseFood and drink
620 m0.4 mi
NalkaFood and drink
670 m0.4 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

Nearby beaches

Kenyatta beach1.5 km0.9 mi east away
8.7 Excellent
Nyali Beach3.2 km2.0 mi east away
8.3 Great
Mavi mavi beach3.6 km2.2 mi north away
8.7 Excellent
Shelly beach4.2 km2.6 mi south away
8.7 Excellent
Mombasa beach5.0 km3.1 mi north-east away
8.3 Great

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near English Point Beach.

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The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

Sat9.0 ExcellentBest 10 am to 6 pmWind up to 20 km/h12 mph, rain 25%
Sun6.5 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 24 km/h15 mph, rain 94%
Mon6.3 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 99%
Tue7.5 GreatBest 3 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h10 mph, rain 76%
Wed6.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 59%
Thu8.1 GreatBest 9 am to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 35%