
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Malindi Bay today (18 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 9s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Malindi Bay at 6PM is: 1.7m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (EAT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 Jun) | 7ft (2.1m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Malindi Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 25°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 18 | Friday 19 | Saturday 20 | Sun 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
539 | 551 | 502 | 705 | 690 | 640 | 440 | 397 | 339 | 300 | 286 | 637 | 617 | 543 | 530 | 489 | 473 | 450 | 427 | 547 | 640 | 640 | 596 | 545 | |
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 | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 6:29PM3.41m | 7:07AM2.95m | 7:15PM3.16m | 7:57AM2.90m | 8:04PM2.89m | 8:52AM2.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:14PM0.71m | 00:57AM0.52m | 1:05PM0.85m | 1:41AM0.67m | 2:00PM1.02m | 2:27AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | |
— | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 |
Feels °C | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 14 | S 13 | S 11 | ESE 9 | SE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 17 | S 17 | S 12 |
539 | 551 | 502 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 440 | 397 | 339 | 300 | 286 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 14 | S 12 | — | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 16 | E 16 | E 16 | S 11 | S 11 | E 15 | S 15 | E 15 | S 18 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 17 |
4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 12 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | S 19 | S 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 5 | S 7 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 |
62 | 54 | 55 | 705 | 690 | 640 | 54 | 70 | 59 | 50 | 76 | 637 | 617 | 543 | 530 | 489 | 473 | 450 | 427 | 547 | 640 | 640 | 596 | 545 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1712 | 1712 | 1712 | 1712 | 1712 | 402 | 402 | 295 | 2301 | 2349 | 2535 | 2535 | 2293 | 2272 | 408 | 2293 | 1712 | 1712 | 1712 | 1712 | 1712 | 1712 | 402 | 295 |
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