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Malindi Bay surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 17 Mar 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
28.8° 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 2PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00am March 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Mar)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (17 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
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 (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.5
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
Period(s) (?)668899999912129999111111111181111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)27272728394040393939524655555552706868686667146143
Wind
(km/h)
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:27AM
3.08
3:48PM
3.09
3:57AM
3.26
4:15PM
3.37
4:28AM
3.38
4:43PM
3.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
0.68
9:50PM
0.67
10:05AM
0.49
10:22PM
0.42
10:32AM
0.35
10:54PM
0.25
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Fri
20
Sunrise-6:24-------6:24-------6:22------
Sunset----6:30-------6:30-------6:30---
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
--------------1---21---1
Temp. °C262829292827272727282930292727272728292928272727
Feels °C (?)303231302929292930303132312930313132313130303030
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