Malindi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.20° S 40.13° E

Issued: 2 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Malindi Bay sea temperature is

25.9° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Malindi Bay today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 7AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon morning, min 24°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	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	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 7	S 7	S 7
Wave Graph
kJ	309	136	113	113	154	154	154	151	156	154	170	170	176	176	181	202	209	199	192	270	203	202	229	226
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide			3:08AM2.56m				3:20PM3.47m				3:58AM2.77m				4:09PM3.59m				4:44AM2.97m				4:54PM3.62m
Low Tide	9:08PM0.74m			8:50AM0.90m					9:57PM0.55m				9:46AM0.73m				10:40PM0.41m				10:36AM0.61m


	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	24	24	24	25	26	26	25	24	24	24	24	25	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	25	26	26	25	24
Feels °C	23	24	24	24	24	24	24	23	23	23	23	23	24	24	24	24	23	24	23	23	24	23	23	23
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	55	136	113	113	154	154	154	151	56	90	80	78	105	105	103	103	100	98	119	270	203	188	158	130
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 19	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 15	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 17	S 12	S 17	S 16	S 16	S 11	S 15	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 16	SE 12
kJ	7	20	20	20	22	21	5	4	57	34	20	34	6	3	6	5	5	3	4	6	6	5	5	34
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 16	S 19	S 16	S 17	S 9	—	—	S 17	S 15	S 14	S 14	S 18	S 13	S 17	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 15	S 11	S 11	S 17	S 13	S 13	S 16
kJ	5	7	5	23	2	—	—	6	4	4	4	6	3	6	3	3	3	5	2	2	6	3	3	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 10	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 5	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 7	SSE 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7	S 7
kJ	309	62	57	69	72	84	93	103	156	154	170	170	176	176	181	202	209	199	192	107	145	202	229	226
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	2	3	3	1	3	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1712	295	402	402	295	2566	2536	2349	2293	2293	402	2249	2343	2566	2536	2301	2293	2272	2249	2249	2536	2536	2536	2301
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