Malindi Bay Surf Forecast

/ Kenya (3 surf breaks) /

Kenya (3 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (3.20° S 40.13° E)

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Malindi Bay surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Wednesday 27 May 2026 EAT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 28.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Malindi Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 11AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 02:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 May)	5ft (1.6m)	8s
Afternoon (27 May)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Evening (27 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Friday 29
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	176	129	282	306	314	224	196	356	394	219	171	171	153	130	129	139	144	119	127	133	162	162	178	221
Wind (km/h)	S	S	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-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		1:34AM2.43m				1:53PM3.02m				2:21AM2.51m				2:32PM3.15m				2:59AM2.59m					3:07PM3.25m
Low Tide				7:23AM1.13m				8:26PM0.99m				8:06AM1.05m					9:03PM0.86m			8:44AM0.97m


	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	1	2
Temp °C	26	25	25	27	28	28	27	26	26	26	25	26	28	28	27	26	26	26	25	27	28	27	27	26
Feels °C	26	25	26	27	27	27	27	25	25	26	26	26	27	26	27	26	26	26	26	27	27	25	27	26
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	SE 8	S 12	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	SE 8	S 12	S 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	31	129	10	24	24	224	196	25	25	219	171	171	153	130	123	120	120	114	114	133	162	162	178	221
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 14	S 13	S 13	E 19	ESE 18	S 12	S 12	ESE 16	ESE 16	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 14	E 14	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	E 14	E 13	E 16
kJ	4	31	14	7	30	25	25	26	25	11	10	9	9	16	16	9	9	9	9	9	8	4	4	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 19	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	ESE 17	E 17	E 16	E 16	E 16	E 15	ESE 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13	—	E 16	E 16
kJ	14	4	4	4	4	29	22	21	20	19	18	21	17	16	16	16	15	15	14	4	4	—	5	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 6	S 6	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	S 5	S 5	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6	S 6
kJ	176	52	282	306	314	39	62	356	394	72	92	92	92	111	129	139	144	119	127	109	106	96	108	108
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Behakio West	Jam's Right Mainland	Oyster Bay Beach - Coco Beach Mainland	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	La Batterie West	La Gauche West	Behakio West	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	Guinjata Bay Inhambane	La Batterie West	La Batterie West	TTs West	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Evatra East	Evatra East	Fort Dauphin East
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	4	3	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	3	3	2
Distance (km)	2249	402	408	295	295	2374	2374	2374	2272	2251	2249	295	295	2374	2374	2374	2272	2272	2293	295	295	2536	2536	2535
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	9	9	7	8	6	6	9	9	9	7	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5

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