Malindi Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.20° S 40.13° E

Malindi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malindi Bay sea temperature is
26.0° C
0.5° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 7PM is: 1.6m 6s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (16 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sat morning, min 24°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
10
1
ESE
10
1.6
SSE
6
1.7
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.4
SE
7
1.8
SE
7
1.1
ESE
10
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.5
S
7
1.7
SSE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
154
186
188
253
306
270
223
303
226
240
257
265
257
277
233
218
218
218
218
281
Wind (km/h)
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSE
25
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
5:36PM3.56m
6:07AM3.21m
6:17PM3.42m
6:47AM3.23m
6:56PM3.21m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.55m
11:59PM0.33m
12:08PM0.57m
00:35AM0.39m
12:51PM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:23
6:23
6:23
 mm
Temp °C
26
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
25
25
24
Feels °C
24
22
23
22
22
22
23
23
22
22
23
22
23
24
24
23
24
22
24
23
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