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Lat Long: 3.20° S 40.13° E

Malindi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malindi Bay sea temperature is
27.1°C
0.9° 

Malindi Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Malindi Bay today (08 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 2PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Oct)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (08 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 27°C on Thu morning, min 25°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
10
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.6
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.5
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.4
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
349
349
349
432
489
469
449
449
440
405
365
365
328
321
321
287
316
316
316
252
241
279
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:58PM3.04m
3:15AM3.30m
3:32PM3.15m
3:45AM3.51m
4:03PM3.21m
Low Tide
8:51AM0.78m
9:02PM0.67m
9:28AM0.54m
9:33PM0.53m
10:01AM0.39m
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clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
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1
1
2
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Temp °C
25
26
27
27
26
25
25
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
25
26
27
27
26
26
Feels °C
27
27
27
27
27
26
26
27
28
28
28
27
27
28
28
27
27
28
28
28
27
28
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