Malindi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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Malindi Bay surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Thursday 11 Dec 2025 EAT

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 28.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Malindi Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Dec)	1.5ft (0.5m)	8s
Afternoon (11 Dec)	2ft (0.6m)	7s
Evening (11 Dec)	1.5ft (0.5m)	9s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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	Thursday 11						Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sun 14
	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ENE	E	E	E	ESE
Period(s) (?)	8	8	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8	8	7	7	8
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	40	40	41	41	42	43	43	43	42	41	40	40	42	42	26	26	26	26	26	33	29	28	40	25
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	glass	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	glass	on	on	cross- on	on	on	on	on
High Tide / height (m)		8:20AM 2.69					9:19PM 2.59				9:25AM 2.43				10:35PM 2.58				10:49AM 2.25				11:51PM 2.65
Low Tide / height (m)				2:49PM 1.06					3:27AM 1.41				3:48PM 1.21				4:57AM 1.48				4:56PM 1.30

	Thursday 11						Friday 12								Saturday 13								Sun 14
Sunrise	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:03	-	-	-	-	-	-
Sunset	-	-	-	-	6:21	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:22	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	26	28	29	29	27	26	26	26	26	27	29	29	27	27	26	26	26	28	29	29	28	27	27	26
Feels °C (?)	29	31	30	30	28	27	27	29	30	29	30	30	28	29	28	29	30	31	31	30	30	30	30	28

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