Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malindi Bay today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 10PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 17s secondary swell from a East direction, 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Malindi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 274 | 257 | 261 | 255 | 249 | 237 | 232 | 220 | 192 | 236 | 183 | 308 | 203 | 203 | 198 | 224 | 224 | 193 | 193 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:27PM2.75m | 7:55AM3.03m | 7:57PM2.48m | 8:33AM2.79m | 8:32PM2.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:37PM0.89m | 1:31AM0.83m | 2:14PM1.14m | 2:00AM1.07m | 2:59PM1.40m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 25 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | S 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | 305 | 274 | 257 | 261 | 255 | 249 | 237 | 232 | 220 | 192 | 236 | 183 | 11 | 203 | 203 | 198 | 224 | 224 | 193 | 193 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | E 18 | ESE 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 9 | S 9 | E 15 | S 12 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 6 | 25 | 31 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 19 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | E 16 | S 12 | — | E 15 | S 12 | S 12 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 |
| kJ | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | 4 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 6 | SE 8 | S 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 4 | S 5 |
| kJ | 94 | 114 | 114 | 92 | 91 | 91 | 73 | 71 | 88 | 94 | 40 | 48 | 308 | 33 | 49 | 38 | 49 | 49 | 26 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 295 | 1712 | 2536 | 2536 | 2301 | 295 | 402 | 402 | 295 | 2374 | 2374 | 2374 | 2272 | 295 | 2272 | 295 | 295 | 2536 | 2536 | 2349 |
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