Watamu Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.35° S 40.03° E

Watamu Bay, Kenya Weather Observations

Issued: 8 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watamu Bay sea temperature is
26.4°C
0.8° 

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

Malindi Airport

17 km NNE1 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the SSE
(17 km/h at 160°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
broken
broken

ASCATB40E3S

46 km E15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
moderate winds from the SSE
(28 km/h at 159°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATC40E3S

50 km E15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the SSE
(31 km/h at 160°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATC40E4S

55 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the SSE
(31 km/h at 158°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB40E4S

58 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the SSE
(30 km/h at 154°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB41E3S

73 km ENE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the S
(24 km/h at 179°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB41E4S

78 km ESE15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
30
fresh winds from the SSE
(30 km/h at 157°)
- °C- km
- km


Mombasa-Moi International Airport

86 km S179 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the SSE
(13 km/h at 150°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few
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-

ASCATC41E4S

117 km E15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the SSE
(27 km/h at 157°)
- °C- km
- km


ASCATB40E5S

128 km S15 m above sea level

2 hours ago
25
moderate winds from the SE
(26 km/h at 145°)
- °C- km
- km


* 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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