Watamu Bay Surf Forecast

/ Kenya (3 surf breaks) /

Kenya (3 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Watamu Bay surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 04 Sep 2025 EAT

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Watamu Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Watamu Bay sea temperature is 25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Watamu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Watamu Bay at 1AM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	10s
Evening (05 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s

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

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	Thu 04		Friday 05								Saturday 06								Sunday 07
	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM	6 PM	9 PM	0 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM	12 PM	3 PM
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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period(s) (?)	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	10	10	10	10	10	9	9	9
Wave Graph (?)
Energy (?)	1264	1238	641	625	1188	490	509	465	458	482	515	515	483	408	361	365	804	378	416	453	369	361	354	308
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	S	S
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on
High Tide / height (m)				2:59AM 2.29				2:54PM 2.84					3:26AM 2.62				3:28PM 3.09				3:54AM 2.94
Low Tide / height (m)		8:51PM 0.70				8:40AM 0.88					9:19PM 0.45				9:16AM 0.58				9:46PM 0.22				9:51AM 0.31

	Thu 04		Friday 05								Saturday 06								Sunday 07
Sunrise	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:16	-	-
Sunset	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:20	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Temp. °C	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	25	24	24	24	24	24	25	26	25
Feels °C (?)	22	23	23	23	24	24	24	23	25	23	23	23	24	23	23	23	22	23	23	24	24	25	26	24

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Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Kenya

Wind Update The wind is still cross-on at Watamu Bay (light winds from the S at Malindi Airport 17 km from Watamu Bay). 1.7m 9s swell from the SE to make surfable waves.
2 hours 2 minutes ago Watamu Bay

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17 km away, 2 h 2 min ago

13 km/h

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25.7

Air / Water (°C)

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