Shelly beach
Likoni, Mombasa County, Kenya
Today at a glance
Best: 11 am to 6 pm, sunset 6:12 pm8.6
7 km/h4 mph wind, Excellent
8.7
8 km/h5 mph wind, Excellent
8.1
11 km/h7 mph wind, Great
7.8
14 km/h9 mph wind, Great
7.5
17 km/h10 mph wind, Great
8.4
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
8.8
19 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.8
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.9
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
9.0
17 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.5
18 km/h11 mph wind, Excellent
8.1
18 km/h11 mph wind, Great
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
- 29°C84°F
- Water
- 27°C81°F
- Wind
- 149 km/hmph S
- Gusts
- 3220 km/hmph
- Waves
- 1.1 m3 ft
- UV
- 4 moderate
- Tide
- rising
- Rain
- 0%
- Sunset
- 6:12 pm
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
- Food and drink1 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 900 m0.6 mi
- SurfaceSand
Getting there
- Nearest town
- 1.8 km1.1 miLikoni (village)
- Nearest airport
- 14 km9 miBamburi Airport (BMQ)
Nearby places
- Sharks Disco & Beer GardenFood and drink900 m0.6 mi
Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources
Nearby beaches
- English Point Beach4.2 km2.6 mi north away8.7 Excellent
- Kenyatta beach4.4 km2.7 mi north-east away8.7 Excellent
- Nyali Beach6.5 km4.1 mi north-east away8.3 Great
- Mavi mavi beach7.4 km4.6 mi north away8.7 Excellent
- Mombasa beach8.7 km5.4 mi north-east away8.3 Great
Where to stay near the 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%