Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.20° S 40.13° E

Malindi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malindi Bay sea temperature is
27.5°C
1.1° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 7AM is: 1.6m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Evening (17 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 27°C on Sat morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.7
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.9
SE
9
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.9
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.8
SE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
471
461
427
427
481
492
492
481
481
526
526
587
625
710
710
652
612
612
612
588
543
543
543
532
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
S
15
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:02AM2.85m
7:24PM2.29m
7:40AM2.58m
8:24PM2.08m
8:49AM2.32m
Low Tide
00:42AM1.14m
1:35PM1.22m
1:14AM1.39m
2:30PM1.44m
2:08AM1.65m
4:23PM1.57m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
1
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Temp °C
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
25
26
27
26
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
27
27
26
26
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
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