Watamu Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.35° S 40.03° E

Watamu Bay, Kenya Weather Observations

Issued: 8 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watamu Bay sea temperature is
26.4°C
0.7° 

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

Current weather conditions and live observations for Watamu Bay based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Watamu Bay right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Watamu Bay

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mombasa-Moi International Airport

86 km S179 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
5
light winds from the SSW
(6 km/h at 200°)
24 °C10.0
10.0
few
-
-

Lamu

154 km NE1 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudno report
15
light winds from the S
(13 km/h at 180°)
29.5 °C30
30

-

Voi

163 km WSW87 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudno report
wind obs. (15 kph from 240 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
22.4 °C30
30

-

Makindu

272 km W1053 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudno report
5
light winds from the ESE
(7 km/h at 120°)
24.4 °C40
40

-

Kilimanjaro Airport

329 km WSW410 m above sea level

1 hour ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the E
(15 km/h at 80°)
20.6 °C>70 km
>70 km
scattered
scattered
-

Zanzibar/Kisauni Airport

329 km S372 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
0
calm
(0 km/h at 0°)
22.8 °C50 km
50 km
few
few
-

Dar Es Salaam Airport

399 km S195 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
calm
(4 km/h at 130°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
few
few
-

Nairobi/Jomo Kenyatta Airport

413 km W1624 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the NE
(15 km/h at 50°)
17 °C10.0
10.0
few

Nairobi Wilson Airport

423 km W1685 m above sea level

2 hours ago
cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the E
(11 km/h at 90°)
20 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
-

Dagoretti Corner

428 km W1796 m above sea level

2 hours ago
light rainintermittent light drizzle
wind obs. (6 kph from 110 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
15.3 °C30
30

-

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Watamu Bay and within an acceptable time window.

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