Malindi Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.20° S 40.13° E

Malindi Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Malindi Bay sea temperature is
26.2°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Aug)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 23°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.5
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.7
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.9
SE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
304
338
319
311
279
273
299
291
311
371
371
307
392
401
398
470
446
470
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
25
S
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSE
25
S
25
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:03PM2.90m
3:37AM2.67m
3:36PM3.09m
4:03AM2.91m
4:05PM3.25m
Low Tide
9:30PM0.92m
9:24AM1.06m
9:56PM0.71m
9:56AM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
25
24
24
24
23
25
26
25
24
24
24
24
24
24
25
25
24
24
Feels °C
25
25
25
25
24
24
25
23
23
24
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
23
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