Watamu Bay Surf Break

Watamu Bay, Kenya Weather Observations

Lat Long: 3.35° S 40.03° E

Issued: 2 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watamu Bay sea temperature is
27.0° C

Slightly warmer than usual

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

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
15
light winds from the S
(15 km/h at 180°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Mombasa-Moi International Airport

86 km S179 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clearDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the SW
(9 km/h at 230°)
23 °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

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

-

Same Airport

269 km SW844 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
wind obs. (20 kph from 140 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
n/a °C0.0
0.0


Makindu

272 km W1053 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
wind obs. (7 kph from 120 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
- °C40
40

-

Kilimanjaro Airport

329 km WSW410 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
wind obs. (9 kph from 160 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
19 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Zanzibar/Kisauni Airport

329 km S372 m above sea level

2 hours ago
clear-
15
light winds from the S
(15 km/h at 180°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
few

Arusha Airport

379 km WSW1480 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
5
light winds from the SE
(7 km/h at 130°)
16 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Dar Es Salaam Airport

399 km S376 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the WSW
(9 km/h at 240°)
21 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
scattered

* 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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