Watamu Bay Surf Break
Lat Long: 3.35° S 40.03° E

Watamu Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Weather Forecast for Watamu Bay

Issued: 2 pm 05 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watamu Bay sea temperature is
27.4° C

Normal for this time of year

Watamu 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 Watamu Bay today (05 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Watamu Bay at 7PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 02:00pm June 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jun)--
Afternoon (05 Jun)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (05 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 27°C on Fri afternoon, min 25°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Mon
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.6
SE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
216
196
196
171
154
140
154
171
173
154
170
226
264
264
264
221
275
309
275
301
314
341
314
441
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:57PM2.74m
7:40AM2.31m
7:38PM2.59m
8:30AM2.29m
8:28PM2.43m
Low Tide
12:42PM0.86m
1:29AM0.64m
1:26PM0.99m
2:11AM0.75m
2:19PM1.11m
2:59AM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
25
26
26
27
27
26
26
26
26
26
26
Feels °C
27
28
27
28
27
27
27
26
27
27
26
27
27
27
28
27
27
27
27
27
27
28
27
27
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
10
0.9
ESE
9
1.1
SE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.2
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
ESE
10
1.4
SE
10
Energy kJ
216
196
196
171
154
140
154
171
173
154
170
226
264
264
264
221
275
309
275
301
314
341
314
334
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
5
0.4
ESE
8
0.3
E
8
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
15
Energy kJ
2
22
12
1
1
5
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
4
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
S
5
1.1
SE
7
0.2
S
5
0.4
S
5
0.2
S
5
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.6
S
4
1.6
SE
10
Energy kJ
14
7
7
9
121
2
9
2
1
1
12
441
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
275
2454
2522
275
275
275
275
275
275
275
2559
1721
1721
275
90
275
275
275
1721
2286
2234
2234
275
275
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Kenya
Rating
(10 max)
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
7
9
7
7
6
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