Malindi Bay surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
29.2° 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 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 23). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)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 24mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
449
319
288
297
314
322
322
163
219
260
381
238
284
143
133
112
151
231
236
269
469
333
298
292
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
8:22PM2.83m
9:21AM2.27m
9:55PM2.52m
11:32AM2.29m
00:01AM2.44m
1:04PM2.54m
Low Tide
3:11AM1.21m
3:17PM1.46m
4:51AM1.35m
5:33PM1.52m
6:31AM1.29m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:17
6:16
6:16
1
1
1
1
3
5
7
4
1
Temp °C
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
25
26
26
26
27
27
27
26
27
28
27
27
27
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
1.1
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.9
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
Energy kJ
346
319
288
297
314
37
37
163
219
260
224
238
284
143
133
112
151
231
236
269
286
333
298
292
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
21
37
37
58
75
58
58
58
5
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SE
8
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.7
SE
8
0.9
SSW
5
0.8
SSW
5
1
S
5
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
1.6
SE
10
0.7
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
5
Energy kJ
449
49
62
69
50
322
322
40
43
36
381
42
31
53
65
82
43
34
30
32
469
21
27
34
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
402
402
402
402
295
295
295
295
1708
1708
408
408
295
295
295
295
1705
1705
402
402
402
295
295
295
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Malindi Bay surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest