Watamu Bay surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Friday 05 Dec 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
27.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)


How big are the waves at Watamu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Watamu Bay at 12PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am December 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Dec)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (05 Dec)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (05 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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

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Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Mon
08
6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
E
0.4
ENE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
SE
0.4
SE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.6
E
0.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)457777778888778887777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)151639272649193613131312141811111110131319193319
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
5
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
NNE
10
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:16PM
2.76
4:27AM
3.61
5:00PM
2.77
5:11AM
3.54
5:45PM
2.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:13AM
-0.06
10:02PM
0.21
10:56AM
-0.08
10:47PM
0.22
11:39AM
-0.01
11:33PM
0.31
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunday
07
Mon
08
Sunrise-6:01-------6:01-------6:01------
Sunset----6:19-------6:19-------6:20---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252728282626262525272828262625252527282826262525
Feels °C (?)293029282729292830302929272928292930282827282729
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