Malindi Bay surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 01 May 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
29.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Malindi Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 3PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a South direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (01 May)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
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)
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
5
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
7
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
0.9
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
97
97
85
91
94
67
64
53
53
78
78
82
70
88
96
94
88
48
172
161
94
261
261
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:58AM2.95m
4:05PM3.49m
4:26AM2.97m
4:33PM3.51m
4:54AM2.96m
5:01PM3.48m
Low Tide
9:50AM0.67m
10:27PM0.49m
10:18AM0.65m
10:56PM0.49m
10:46AM0.67m
11:24PM0.53m
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:16
6:16
6:16
6:16
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6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
25
27
28
28
27
27
27
26
25
27
28
28
27
27
26
26
26
26
27
28
27
26
26
26
26
28
27
27
27
28
28
28
26
27
28
27
27
28
27
28
28
27
27
29
28
27
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
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
0.8
ESE
9
0.8
ESE
8
0.7
SE
7
0.4
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
9
0.9
SE
8
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
46
54
45
45
45
45
46
47
47
47
47
46
46
70
88
96
94
88
48
25
28
94
12
12
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
S
21
0.1
S
21
0.4
ESE
5
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.3
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.4
SSE
7
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.5
ESE
9
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
12
0.4
ESE
9
Energy kJ
1
1
1
1
9
8
11
12
15
15
10
9
17
16
18
22
20
18
44
16
11
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.1
S
22
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
17
0.2
S
17
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
1
1
9
31
28
26
27
27
19
23
22
16
17
17
16
4
12
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SSE
6
1.1
S
6
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
5
1.2
S
6
1.2
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
5
1
S
5
1.2
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
0.8
S
5
0.9
S
4
1.3
SSE
7
1.2
SSE
8
0.8
S
4
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
Energy kJ
98
97
97
85
91
94
67
64
53
53
78
78
82
67
46
43
29
27
31
172
161
24
261
261
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
295
1708
1708
1708
1708
1708
1749
1708
1708
1712
1712
1705
1712
402
1708
408
408
295
295
1705
1705
402
402
402
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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