Malindi, Kenya
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About Malindi
Malindi is a town in Coast Province, Kenya. From Malindi you can reach 2 surf spots and 2 kite spots. The nearest is Kenya Malindi, a kite spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 58 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MYD, 2 km away.
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Staying in Malindi
- 58 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: MYD, 2 km, MBA, 108 km, LAU, 139 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Malindi.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Malindi too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watamu Bay18.5 kmabout 35 min by carStays in Watamu | 6 ft322 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, poor | 6 ft303 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, poor | 6 ft290 kJwind from the south, 7 knots, poor | 5 ft196 kJwind from the south-south-east, 5 knots, fair | 4 ft165 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, fair | 4 ft117 kJwind from the south-south-east, 9 knots, poor | 4 ft106 kJwind from the south, 9 knots, poor |
All readings for Watamu Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Malindi bay2.9 kmabout 5 min by car | 6 ft340 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, too big | 6 ft299 kJwind from the south-south-east, 12 knots, poor | 6 ft286 kJwind from the south, 8 knots, poor | 5 ft198 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots, poor | 4 ft163 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots, fair | 4 ft115 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots, poor | 4 ft110 kJwind from the south, 10 knots, poor |
All readings for Malindi bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Malindi, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Kite near Malindi
- Kenya Malindi 0.5 km · stays here
- Che Shale 7.6 km · stays here
Places to eat near Malindi
- Zippo PizzaPizza · 0.6 km from the centre
- C.A. beach 23Seafood · 1.8 km from the centre
- Red Lion Bar & RestaurantBar and grill · in the centre
- Johari's RestaurantAfrican · 0.5 km from the centre
- Kienyeji Joint,MalindiBar and grill · 0.6 km from the centre
- Surahi RestaurantIndian · 0.6 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits