Watamu, Kenya
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About Watamu
Watamu is a town in Coast Province, Kenya. From Watamu you can reach 1 surf spot, 1 kite spot and 2 dive sites. The nearest is Kenya Watamu, a kite spot 0.4 km from the centre. Overture lists 72 places to stay within 2 km of the centre. The nearest airport is MYD, 16 km away.
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Staying in Watamu
- 72 places to stay within 2 km of the centre (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: MYD, 16 km, MBA, 89 km, LAU, 157 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Watamu.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them.
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.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate
| Spot | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 | Sun 25 |
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| Watamu Bay0.6 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up | 5 ft297 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 5 ft262 kJwind from the south, 7 knots | 5 ft199 kJwind from the south-south-east, 6 knots | 4 ft170 kJwind from the south-south-east, 8 knots | 4 ft125 kJwind from the south-south-east, 10 knots | 4 ft137 kJwind from the south, 7 knots | 5 ft219 kJwind from the south-south-west, 13 knots |
All readings for Watamu Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Watamu, 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 Watamu
- Kenya Watamu 0.4 km · stays here
Dive near Watamu
- Tewa Caves 1.9 km · stays here
- Watamu Marine Park 2.1 km · stays here
Places to eat near Watamu
- Breeze Sea Foods Ristorante WatamuSeafood · in the centre
- Tamu Restaurant WatamuAsian · 1.0 km from the centre
- MakutiPizza · 0.5 km from the centre
- Wasafi Swahili DishesAfrican · 0.5 km from the centre
- Amici MieiItalian · 0.7 km from the centre
- Mapango Restaurant0.7 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