Malindi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 3.20° S 40.13° E

Issued: 8 pm 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Malindi Bay sea temperature is

27.5°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 (01 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 1AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Afternoon (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s
Evening (01 Nov)	2.5ft (0.8m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Tue morning, min 25°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 31		Sunday 1								Monday 2
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	121	119	116	92	90	90	88	88	88	88	87	90	111	111	109	109	111	86
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SE	E	ESE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide		7:29PM2.52m				7:49AM2.92m				8:43PM2.33m					9:10AM2.59m
Low Tide				1:24AM1.12m				2:36PM1.12m				2:40AM1.40m					4:05PM1.29m


	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	27	26	26	26	25	27	28	28	27	26	26	26	25	27	28	28	27	26
Feels °C	30	29	30	29	28	30	30	29	29	28	29	30	29	31	30	29	29	28
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	S 9	S 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	121	119	116	92	90	90	88	88	88	88	87	90	111	111	109	109	111	86
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	ESE 11	ESE 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	ESE 11	ESE 8	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9
kJ	7	2	2	2	12	13	21	21	33	48	24	38	92	92	67	61	60	43
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 12	E 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	ESE 11	NE 7	SE 11	ESE 11	NE 6	ESE 10	ESE 4	ESE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	3	3	3	3	3	10	12	2	30	39	1	41	6	5	1	1	1	1
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 8	ESE 4	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	80	5	—	—	5	3	3	3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Anse aux Poules Bleues Mahe	Anse aux Poules Bleues Mahe	North East Point Mahe	North East Point Mahe	North East Point Mahe	Nungwi Reefs Zanzibar	Beau Vallon Beach Mahe	Beau Vallon Beach Mahe	Beau Vallon Beach Mahe	Grande Anse (Mahe) Mahe	Beau Vallon Beach Mahe	Beau Vallon Beach Mahe	Watamu Bay Kenya	Mombasa Channel Kenya	Beau Vallon Beach Mahe	Beau Vallon Beach Mahe	Beau Vallon Beach Mahe	Beau Vallon Beach Mahe
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	1712	1712	1708	1708	1708	295	1705	1705	1705	1708	1705	1705	20	110	1705	1705	1705	1705
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5

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