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Lat Long: 3.20° S 40.13° E

Malindi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malindi Bay sea temperature is
26.5°C
0.6° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 4PM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
1
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
9
1.5
ESE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.3
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
164
147
120
120
186
188
260
319
399
449
492
503
550
550
505
505
430
430
362
388
250
Wind (km/h)
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:55AM3.34m
4:08PM3.29m
4:21AM3.55m
4:37PM3.34m
4:49AM3.69m
5:07PM3.31m
Low Tide
10:02AM0.48m
10:10PM0.42m
10:33AM0.31m
10:37PM0.35m
11:05AM0.23m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:07
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6:05
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6:14
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6:14
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1
2
2
2
1
1
1
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1
1
1
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Temp °C
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
26
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
28
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