Malindi Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.20° S 40.13° E

Malindi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malindi Bay sea temperature is
26.4°C
0.9° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 3AM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)7ft (2.2m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s
Evening (17 Sep)7ft (2.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 24°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.1
SE
10
2.2
SE
10
2.3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
3
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.4
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
948
948
948
968
988
932
880
880
880
880
951
1076
1378
1591
1578
1536
1418
1219
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:48PM2.76m
7:07AM3.08m
7:14PM2.52m
7:37AM2.82m
7:43PM2.26m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.85m
1:28PM1.05m
1:13AM1.09m
2:05PM1.32m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
4
4
3
2
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
24
24
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
Feels °C
24
23
23
24
24
25
26
26
25
25
24
24
24
25
25
25
25
25
  • 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
How to use the Wavefinder 

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