Malindi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.20° S 40.13° E

Issued: 2 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malindi Bay sea temperature is

28.0°C

Malindi Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Malindi Bay today (02 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 9PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm November 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s
Evening (02 Nov)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Wed morning, min 25°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 2				Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thu 5
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	137	85	140	86	86	111	114	114	114	140	140	140	137	137	179	179	179	179	183	183	173	173	173
Wind (km/h)	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide	9:10AM2.59m				10:44PM2.31m				11:13AM2.44m					00:27AM2.53m				12:50PM2.51m				1:27AM2.83m
Low Tide			4:05PM1.29m				4:45AM1.52m				5:47PM1.28m					6:40AM1.34m				6:59PM1.14m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—
	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	6:09
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	28	27	26	26	26	25	25	27	28	28	27	26	26	26	25	27	29	28	27	26	26	26	26
Feels °C	31	27	27	28	29	29	29	30	30	30	29	29	30	30	30	31	31	28	28	27	28	28	29
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	137	85	140	86	86	111	114	114	114	140	140	140	137	137	179	179	179	179	183	183	173	173	173
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 8	ESE 4	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	ESE 5
kJ	90	61	60	61	44	42	41	40	40	39	26	24	22	6	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	5	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	E 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	S 8	NE 5	NE 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 6	—	—	S 8
kJ	1	1	1	1	1	1	9	6	6	1	1	1	1	12	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 5	—
kJ	—	6	6	6	10	9	—	—	—	6	6	6	6	—	—	—	—	—	11	12	22	27	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	1705	1708	1705	1708	1708	1708	20	1705	1705	1705	1705	1705	1705	110	20	1705	1705	1705	1705	1705	1705	1705	1705
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Rating (10 max)							1							1	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4

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