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Jomo Kenyatta Public beach

Kisauni, Mombasa County, Kenya

Jomo Kenyatta Public beach 5 photos

  • Sales booth at Bamburi Beach, Mombasa

    Sales booth at Bamburi Beach, Mombasa. DocWoKav, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

  • MOMBASA.SEASHORE . 1 - panoramio

    MOMBASA.SEASHORE . 1 - panoramio. Kayhan ERTUGRUL, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

  • Playing on the sand bar

    Playing on the sand bar. McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Wooden boat off-shore in Mombasa's Marine Park

    Wooden boat off-shore in Mombasa's Marine Park. McKay Savage from London, UK, CC BY 2.0. Source

  • Diadema setosum (Kenya)

    Diadema setosum (Kenya). FredD, CC BY-SA 3.0. Source

Today at a glance

Best: 12 pm to 5 pm, sunset 6:12 pm
6 am
8.4
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
Now
8.3
7 km/h4 mph wind, Great
8 am
8.1
10 km/h6 mph wind, Great
9 am
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
10 am
7.8
16 km/h10 mph wind, Great
11 am
7.9
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
12 pm
8.7
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
1 pm
8.9
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
2 pm
9.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
3 pm
9.0
17 km/h10 mph wind, Excellent
4 pm
8.6
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
5 pm
7.4
17 km/h11 mph wind, Great
6 pm
7.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great

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

Best time to swim

Best: 12 pm to 5 pm. Beach score for daylight hours, with wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
25°C78°F
Water
27°C81°F
Wind
74 km/hmph WSW
Gusts
1610 km/hmph
Waves
1.1 m4 ft
UV
0 low
Tide
falling
Rain
0%
Sunset
6:12 pm
Today
8.4Great6 am74
8.3GreatNow74
8.1Great8 am106
7.8Great9 am149
7.8Great10 am1610
7.9Great11 am1711
8.7Excellent12 pm1811
8.9Excellent1 pm1710
9.0Excellent2 pm1711
9.0Excellent3 pm1710
8.6Excellent4 pm1711
7.4Great5 pm1711
7.4Great6 pm1811
Sat
6.7Good6 am85
6.8Good7 am85
6.7Good8 am117
6.8Good9 am159
7.9Great10 am1610
8.5Excellent11 am1710
9.0Excellent12 pm159
9.0Excellent1 pm1710
9.1Excellent2 pm1610
8.9Excellent3 pm1811
9.0Excellent4 pm1711
8.8Excellent5 pm1811
7.9Great6 pm1911
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Best stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide falling now. Low at 8 am, -0.6 m. High at 2 pm, 1.5 m. Low at 8 pm, -0.6 m. High at 2 am, 1.8 mLow 8 am, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 pm, 1.5 m5 ftLow 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ftHigh 2 am, 1.8 m6 ftNow1 pm7 pm1 am7 am
  • Low 8 am, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 pm, 1.5 m5 ft
  • Low 8 pm, -0.6 m2 ft
  • High 2 am, 1.8 m6 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

  • LifeguardListedOpenStreetMap lists lifeguards here.
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 430 m0.3 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink3 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 150 m500 ft
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest town
1.4 km0.9 miBamburi (village)
Nearest airport
3 km2 miBamburi Airport (BMQ)

Nearby places

  • Pirates beach bar & restaurantFood and drink
    150 m500 ft
  • Big Tree Beach BarRegional
    330 m0.2 mi
  • CheersFood and drink
    630 m0.4 mi

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

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Where to stay near the beach

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The days ahead

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

  • Sat9.1 ExcellentBest 11 am to 6 pmWind up to 19 km/h11 mph, rain 25%
  • Sun6.6 GoodBest 2 pm to 7 pmWind up to 23 km/h14 mph, rain 94%
  • Mon6.4 GoodBest 5 pm to 7 pmWind up to 18 km/h11 mph, rain 99%
  • Tue7.4 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 16 km/h10 mph, rain 76%
  • Wed6.9 GoodBest 1 pm to 7 pmWind up to 15 km/h9 mph, rain 59%
  • Thu8.3 GreatBest 4 pm to 7 pmWind up to 14 km/h9 mph, rain 35%