Malindi Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.20° S 40.13° E

Malindi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 17 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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 12AM is: 1.8m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)5ft (1.6m)7s

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 Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.5
S
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1.1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
1
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
257
290
270
229
203
191
193
212
214
256
204
184
184
188
158
158
119
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:17PM3.42m
6:47AM3.23m
6:56PM3.21m
7:27AM3.18m
7:34PM2.96m
Low Tide
00:35AM0.39m
12:51PM0.67m
1:11AM0.52m
1:35PM0.83m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
Feels °C
24
22
23
24
24
24
24
24
24
23
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
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