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Watamu Bay surf break

Watamu Bay surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Monday 09 Feb 2026 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
27.0° 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: 0.8m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 08:00am February 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (09 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)777775667777766666666656
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)109897373913140847373737370841197158474749476243117
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NNE
20
ENE
25
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
10
NE
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:07AM
2.19
8:43PM
2.46
8:42AM
1.90
9:39PM
2.23
9:59AM
1.63
11:43PM
2.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:09PM
0.85
3:10AM
1.16
2:42PM
1.10
4:42AM
1.35
3:46PM
1.33
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
Sunrise-6:26-------6:26-------6:26------
Sunset----6:40-------6:39-------6:39---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232527282625252423252828262525242526282826252525
Feels °C (?)262827272626272727282827262627272828272726262728
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