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Watamu Bay surf break

Watamu Bay surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 EAT
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Watamu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Watamu Bay sea temperature is
26.9° C
 (Which is 1.2°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Watamu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Watamu Bay at 1PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (20 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

Table - waves today at Watamu Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.3
ENE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)1414141313131212121212121212127111111111111117
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45344744742135134624523022618018018017717419319316312612312112111911799
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
15
NNE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:33PM
2.82
5:35AM
3.26
6:03PM
2.92
6:05AM
3.20
6:33PM
2.98
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
0.14
11:23PM
0.40
11:54AM
0.11
11:56PM
0.39
12:22PM
0.13
12:31AM
0.42
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Fri
23
Sunrise-6:22-------6:22-------6:22------
Sunset----6:38-------6:38-------6:38---
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242628282625252425262928272625252526272827262625
Feels °C (?)272827272626282729283027272727282828282828272827
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