Watamu Bay surf break

Watamu Bay surfForecast / Kenya / Kenya

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 06 Mar 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
29.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Watamu Bay today?

The current surf forecast for Watamu Bay at 12AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 08:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (EAT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)--
Afternoon (07 Mar)--
Evening (07 Mar)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Fri
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
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
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
Period(s) (?)888899999998888888101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)464646474952535352504948474746474748616363636365
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
E
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
15
E
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:59PM
3.34
6:10AM
2.99
6:25PM
3.21
6:36AM
2.76
6:51PM
3.03
7:01AM
2.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08AM
0.15
12:10PM
0.19
12:37AM
0.30
12:34PM
0.36
1:06AM
0.51
12:58PM
0.57
Fri
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:26--
Sunset6:35-------6:35-------6:35-------
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--242111----2121-1------
Temp. °C282827262627292828282727262728282827272727282929
Feels °C (?)303030293131313030302930303130293130303031323030
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