Watamu Bay Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Kenya)
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Watamu Bay Spot ID
Type: reef
Reliability: rarely breaks
Best: Swell ESE | Wind NW
Sea Temperature Today is: 27.9 °C
| Wednesday 23 | ||||
| 12PM | 3PM | 6PM | 9PM | |
| Wave (m) |
 SE |
SE |
 ESE |
ESE |
| Period (s) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
| Wind (km/h) |  |
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| Wind State | cross- on |
on | on | on |
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Watamu Bay in Kenya is an exposed reef break. Offshore winds blow from the northwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the east southeast. Even when the surf is up, crowds are unknown. Beware of - Urchins - Rocks.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
At Watamu Bay (0 km).
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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| high tide | ||
| low tide |
Watamu Bay Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At Malindi, 16 km from Watamu Bay.
light winds from the SE km/h |  no report | Air temperature 30.0 °C |
Overall Watamu Bay Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
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Use this relief map to navigate to Kenya surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Watamu Bay
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Watamu Bay:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break12 mi
- Second closest break56 mi
- Third closest break171 mi
- Fourth closest break238 mi
- Fifth closest break240 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Watamu Bay:
- Closest wave buoy3809 mi
- Second closest wave buoy3850 mi
- Third closest wave buoy4162 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy4248 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy4364 mi
Tide stations nearest to Watamu Bay:
- Closest tide station11 mi
- Second closest tide station23 mi
- Third closest tide station26 mi
- Fourth closest tide station57 mi
- Fifth closest tide station82 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Watamu Bay:
- Closest ski areaAfri-Ski (Lesotho)1911 mi
- Second closest ski areaTiffindell (South Africa)2047 mi
- Third closest ski areaMatroosberg (South Africa)2457 mi
- Fourth closest ski areaSepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of))2457 mi
- Fifth closest ski areaPooladkaf Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of))2460 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Watamu Bay is Malindi Airport (MYD) in Kenya, which is 16 km (10 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Watamu Bay is Moi International (Mombasa) Airport (MBA), also in Kenya, 90 km (56 miles) away.
- The third closest airport is Lamu Manda Airport (LAU), also in Kenya, 157 km (98 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Watamu Bay, Kenya. Use the tab navigation above to view Watamu Bay sea temperature, Watamu Bay photographs, Watamu Bay detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Watamu Bay webcams, current wind from Kenya live weather stations and Watamu Bay tide predictions. The Kenya swell maps link will open up the big picture showing Kenya and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from Kenya wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Watamu Bay.
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