Malindi Bay surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 30 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
29.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Malindi Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 2AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (01 May)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
SSE
6
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
1.4
S
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
77
73
71
94
112
118
105
110
80
69
70
71
67
69
82
82
70
99
96
102
47
54
148
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:37PM3.41m
3:58AM2.95m
4:05PM3.49m
4:26AM2.97m
4:33PM3.51m
4:54AM2.96m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.55m
9:50AM0.67m
10:27PM0.49m
10:18AM0.65m
10:56PM0.49m
10:46AM0.67m
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:16
6:16
6:16
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6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
25
26
27
27
27
28
27
28
26
27
27
27
27
28
29
28
28
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.6
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.7
SE
7
0.8
SE
8
Energy kJ
75
73
73
71
71
54
45
45
45
45
46
47
47
47
47
46
46
70
99
96
102
47
54
77
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
21
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.5
ESE
9
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
9
6
7
12
15
27
10
9
17
17
16
22
20
44
43
28
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
Energy kJ
1
9
8
31
28
26
5
27
19
23
22
22
18
18
17
16
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.3
S
6
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
S
7
0.9
S
7
1
SSE
6
1.1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.1
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.9
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
4
1.4
S
5
1.4
S
6
Energy kJ
88
77
66
69
94
112
118
105
110
80
69
70
71
67
69
82
82
65
45
41
33
28
113
148
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
1708
2374
1749
408
295
1708
1708
1705
1708
1708
1708
1708
295
1708
1708
1705
1705
1705
408
408
408
295
1705
1705
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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