Malindi Bay surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 EAT
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Malindi Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Malindi Bay sea temperature is
29.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malindi Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 12PM is: 0.9m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am April 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (17 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
1
SE
1
SE
1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
Period(s) (?)888888888888877777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1199999849696114114114969682677777656565657562756060
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:01AM
3.21
4:11PM
3.74
4:35AM
3.25
4:44PM
3.86
5:09AM
3.21
5:20PM
3.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:56AM
0.44
10:32PM
0.18
10:29AM
0.36
11:09PM
0.14
11:04AM
0.37
11:47PM
0.21
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-6:18-------6:18-------6:16------
Sunset----6:20-------6:19-------6:19---
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--------1-----221-----
Temp. °C262729292827272727282929282727272627292928272727
Feels °C (?)292931313029292930303130302929302929313030293030
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