Watamu Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 3.35° S 40.03° E

Watamu Bay, Kenya Weather Observations

Issued: 8 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Watamu Bay sea temperature is
25.7° C
0.5° 

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
35
fresh winds from the S
(37 km/h at 180°)
28 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Mombasa-Moi International Airport

86 km S179 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearShower light rain shower
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 170°)
26 °C10.0
10.0
broken
-
-

Lamu Manda Island

149 km NE6 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the S
(19 km/h at 180°)
30 °C10.0
10.0
scattered

Lamu

154 km NE1 m above sea level

3 hours 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

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

-

Pemba Airport (Karume Airport)

211 km S25 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the SE
(19 km/h at 140°)
27 °C10.0
10.0
scattered
broken

Tanga

218 km S35 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the SE
(19 km/h at 130°)
29 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Same Airport

269 km SW844 m above sea level

46 minutes ago
clear-
wind obs. (26 kph from 90 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
Q1019 °C0.0
0.0


Same Airstrip

269 km SW872 m above sea level

3 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
10
light winds from the S
(11 km/h at 180°)
25 °C10.0
10.0
broken

Makindu

272 km W1053 m above sea level

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

-

* 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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