# Watamu snorkeling forecast

Watamu looks marginal today. The least-bad daylight window is around Sat 14:00, but waves is limiting the forecast.

- Location: Watamu, Kenya
- Timezone: Africa/Nairobi
- Valid period: next 72 hours from 2026-10-17T11:20:43.727202+03:00
- Verdict: Marginal
- Score: 3.3/10
- Share of next 72h scored OK: 0%
- Source: snapshot
- Generated at: 2026-10-17T09:41:40.839976+03:00
- Conditions can change. HTML page: https://snorkelforecast.com/kenya/watamu/
- Forecast JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/kenya/watamu/forecast.json
- Sea temperature: https://snorkelforecast.com/kenya/watamu/sea-temperature/
- Sea temperature markdown: https://snorkelforecast.com/kenya/watamu/sea-temperature.md
- History JSON: https://snorkelforecast.com/kenya/watamu/history.json
- Embed widget: https://snorkelforecast.com/kenya/watamu/embed/sea-temperature/
- Current sea temperature: 27.4 °C (81.3 °F)
- Baseline normal for month 10: 27.1 °C (80.8 °F) from 3 sample years
- Sea temperature versus month 10 normal: +0.3 °C (+0.5 °F), warmer than the stored baseline
- Scoring thresholds: waves <= 0.36 m, wind <= 5.4 m/s, current <= 0.36 m/s, water 20.6-30.4 °C. Forecast thresholds, not official safety limits.

## Next 24 hours

| time | rating | score | ok | waves_m | wind_mps | sst_c |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-10-17T12:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.26432592592592585 | no | 1.66 | 6.98 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T13:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.2861814814814815 | no | 1.68 | 7.28 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T14:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.3321777777777778 | no | 1.68 | 6.9 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-17T15:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.31870370370370366 | no | 1.7 | 6.86 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-17T16:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.30967037037037043 | no | 1.72 | 6.68 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-17T17:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.2932481481481482 | no | 1.72 | 6.56 | 27.5 |
| 2026-10-17T18:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.33214814814814814 | no | 1.74 | 6.02 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T19:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.74 | 5.05 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T20:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.76 | 5.13 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T21:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.76 | 5.08 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T22:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.76 | 5.08 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-17T23:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.78 | 5.05 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-18T00:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.78 | 4.81 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-18T01:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.78 | 4.52 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-18T02:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.78 | 3.99 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-18T03:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.78 | 3.35 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-18T04:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.78 | 2.9 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-18T05:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.0 | no | 1.78 | 2.53 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-18T06:00:00+03:00 | fair | 0.4099814814814815 | no | 1.78 | 1.88 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-18T07:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.3466055555555555 | no | 1.8 | 3.27 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-18T08:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.33599999999999997 | no | 1.8 | 3.78 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-18T09:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.3203629629629629 | no | 1.82 | 4.3 | 27.3 |
| 2026-10-18T10:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.30878888888888884 | no | 1.84 | 4.8 | 27.4 |
| 2026-10-18T11:00:00+03:00 | poor | 0.2997611111111111 | no | 1.88 | 5.19 | 27.4 |