Malindi Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.20° S 40.13° E

Malindi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malindi Bay sea temperature is
26.2°C
1.0° 

Malindi Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Malindi Bay today (28 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 5PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 22s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)--
Afternoon (28 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Evening (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.6
ESE
9
2.2
SE
9
2.3
SE
9
2
ESE
9
2.2
ESE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
355
362
359
395
403
292
393
264
270
309
398
431
805
850
674
951
1286
1225
1126
1070
Wind (km/h)
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:34PM3.35m
4:55AM3.30m
5:02PM3.39m
5:21AM3.44m
5:31PM3.36m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.65m
10:46PM0.42m
10:57AM0.51m
11:11PM0.36m
11:28AM0.42m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:21
6:21
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
24
22
23
22
24
24
25
25
25
24
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