Ndambwe tides today
- Tide now 4.8 ft ↑ rising · high 5:58 am (12.0 ft)
- Best time to fish 5:40–6:30 pm good day · 8/10
- Beach day Not today Not a beach day · 2/10
- Waves · water 2.9 ft · 83 °F slight · 6.9 s from the southeast
- Wind · air 2 mph · 78 °F from the ESE, gusts 4 · mainly clear
- Sun 5:55 am–6:06 pm 12 h 11 min of daylight
- Moon 86% · 9:29 pm waning gibbous · rises at 9:29 pm
- Best time to dive 11:30 am–1:00 pm good day · 8/10
Today in Ndambwe there are high tides at 5:58 am (12.0 ft) and 6:24 pm (9.4 ft) and low tide at 12:13 pm. Tide coefficient 95. Right now the tide is rising toward the high tide at 5:58 am. The sun rises at 5:55 am and sets at 6:06 pm: 12 h 11 min of daylight. The moon is 86% illuminated (waning gibbous) and rises at 9:29 pm. Major solunar periods run from 1:35 am to 3:35 am and from 2:07 pm to 4:07 pm. The next spring tides arrive from November 9 to 11. The sea is slight, with 2.9 ft waves. There's a light air from the east-southeast (2 mph). Mainly clear, 78 °F.
Fishing in Ndambwe today
Best time to fish
Solunar activity today: medium- High tide at 6:24 pm, coefficient 90
- Sunset at 6:06 pm, golden hour from 5:38 pm
- Steady pressure (29.85 inHg), light onshore wind (5 mph) and some swell (2.4 ft waves) to stir the water
- Waning gibbous: a bit more activity than at the quarters
- Highest tide coefficient today: 95 (spring tides)
Your day at a glance
The best window, 5:40 pm to 6:30 pm, combines the 6:24 pm high tide, sunset, a light onshore breeze and some swell. Also good from 5:30 am to 6:20 am, with the 5:58 am high tide, sunrise and some swell. Also good from 11:10 am to 1:10 pm, with the 12:13 pm low tide, a light onshore breeze and some swell.
Beach day in Ndambwe
Is it a beach day?
- Onshore breeze (5 mph)
- Water at 84 °F (very warm)
- Low tide at 12:13 pm: more sand
- Cloudy (87% cloud cover)
- Feels like 97 °F: very hot: drink water and find shade
- Thunderstorms: get out of the water and off the beach
Thunderstorms during beach hours: get out of the water and off the sand as soon as you hear thunder.
Today, hour by hour
- Swimming Use care · 2.7 ft
2.7 ft waves every 7 s: swim with care and stay where you can stand. Moderate rip current risk. Always follow the lifeguard's flags.
- Water 84 °F
Very warm: barely refreshing.
- Sun & sunscreen UV 9 · SPF 50
Max UV 9 (very high): SPF 50 sunscreen, reapplied every 2 hours. Seek shade 12:00–1:00 pm (very high UV).
- Wind 5 mph
Onshore breeze (5 mph).
- Tide & sand 12:13 pm
Low tide at 12:13 pm: that's when there's the most sand. High tide at 5:58 am and 6:24 pm. Coefficient 95 (spring tides): little sand left at high tide.
We don't have data on jellyfish, sargassum or beach closures: ask the lifeguard or check with the local beach authority. How it works · The next 7 days
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Tides in Ndambwe
Today's high and low tides
- ▲ Next high tide 5:58 am 12.0 ft · coef. 95
- ▼ Low tide 12:13 pm 1.0 ft
- ▲ High tide 6:24 pm 9.4 ft · coef. 90
↑ Rising The tide is rising. 4 h 11 min to high tide at 5:58 am.
Tide coefficient 95 for the 5:58 am high tide and 90 for the 6:24 pm high tide. Spring tides. The water rises and falls 11.0 ft between the highest high and the lowest low: a large range for this place. 70 is an average tide here; 90 and above means spring tides; below 45, neap tides. What is the tide coefficient?
2026 extremes: the highest tide of the year is on April 18 (12.8 ft) and the lowest, on October 27 (0.6 ft).
Semidiurnal: two high and two low tides a day, of similar height.
Heights above chart datum: the lowest astronomical tide (LAT), the zero of nautical charts in Europe. Astronomical prediction: wind and air pressure can raise or lower the water by a few inches, and more in a storm. Not for navigation. chart datum (LAT)
Tide coefficient and range in October
The biggest tides of the month came from October 26 to 28 (coefficient 104, 11.8 ft range). The smallest, from October 19 to 20 (coefficient 21, 2.8 ft).
Tide and solunar table · this week
| Day | Sun | Tide 1 | Tide 2 | Tide 3 | Tide 4 | Coef. | Moon | Major periods | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today, Thu 29 | 5:55 am · 6:06 pm | High tide 5:58 am · 12.0 ft | Low tide 12:13 pm · 1.0 ft | High tide 6:24 pm · 9.4 ft | — | Coef. 95 | 86% | Major periods 1:35 am · 2:07 pm | Medium |
| Fri 30 | 5:55 am · 6:06 pm | Low tide 12:04 am · 1.9 ft | High tide 6:37 am · 11.4 ft | Low tide 12:53 pm · 1.7 ft | High tide 7:04 pm · 8.8 ft | Coef. 84 | 77% | Major periods 2:40 am · 3:12 pm | Low |
| Sat 31 | 5:55 am · 6:07 pm | Low tide 12:45 am · 2.6 ft | High tide 7:20 am · 10.5 ft | Low tide 1:39 pm · 2.6 ft | High tide 7:52 pm · 8.2 ft | Coef. 69 | 67% | Major periods 3:43 am · 4:13 pm | Medium |
| Sun 1 | 5:55 am · 6:07 pm | Low tide 1:35 am · 3.4 ft | High tide 8:10 am · 9.6 ft | Low tide 2:37 pm · 3.5 ft | High tide 9:01 pm · 7.7 ft | Coef. 53 | Last quarter | Major periods 4:42 am · 5:10 pm | Medium |
| Mon 2 | 5:55 am · 6:07 pm | Low tide 2:45 am · 4.3 ft | High tide 9:22 am · 8.6 ft | Low tide 4:01 pm · 4.1 ft | High tide 10:57 pm · 7.7 ft | Coef. 40 | 44% | Major periods 5:37 am · 6:02 pm | Medium |
| Tue 3 | 5:55 am · 6:07 pm | Low tide 4:38 am · 4.7 ft | High tide 11:21 am · 8.2 ft | Low tide 5:50 pm · 4.0 ft | — | Coef. 38 | 34% | Major periods 6:27 am · 6:51 pm | Low |
| Wed 4 | 5:55 am · 6:07 pm | High tide 12:33 am · 8.4 ft | Low tide 6:36 am · 4.3 ft | High tide 12:57 pm · 8.5 ft | Low tide 7:03 pm · 3.5 ft | Coef. 50 | 24% | Major periods 7:13 am · 7:36 pm | Low |
▲ high tide · ▼ low tide · heights above chart datum (LAT). Major periods: start time; they last 2 hours. Activity: based on the moon phase and the solunar periods.
Where this tide comes from
Ndambwe has no station of its own, so we use the tide at Lamu (TICON-4), 13 mi away. On the open coast the difference is usually a few minutes and inches; inside estuaries, rivers and enclosed bays it can be much larger.
Station data attribution: Slackwater database (https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database). Source: Hart-Davis, M., Dettmering, D., Seitz, F. (2025), TICON-4: TIdal CONstants based on GESLA-4 sea-level records, SEANOE, https://doi.org/10.17882/109129. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Modified: see https://github.com/openwatersio/slackwater-database#modifications-to-source-data
The sea at Ndambwe
Sea stateSea state: slight
The waves you may find
- Most commonMost common1.4 ft
- Significant2.9 ft
- Highest expectedHighest5.9 ft
One wave in seven is higher than the significant height, and about 3 times a day one reaches 5.9 ft. Before heading out, expect waves of up to 5.9 ft.
Wind on the coast and offshore
Onshore wind. The coast faces east and the wind blows straight in from the sea: more surf and backwash at the shore, and bait and boats drift toward land.
Wave height, next 7 daysWaves, next 7 days
Waves stay much the same all week. The biggest waves arrive on Thursday 29: 3.0 ft with a period of 7 s, from the southeast (slight).
Water temperature
Water temperature →Water temperature changes how fish behave: in very cold or very warm water they feed less. The water warms over the next few days: about 85.0 °F by Wednesday 4.
Water warmer than normal for late October (+2.2 °F).
Satellite: NASA MUR (JPL MUR MEaSUREs, PO.DAAC), doi:10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04. Sources and licenses
Water temperature →Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:47 am (local time).
Diving in Ndambwe today
Diving and snorkeling today
Likely visibility: good- Slack water around low tide (12:13 pm): little current from 11:58 am to 12:30 pm
- 2.4 ft swell at 6 s from the east-southeast: some surge on the bottom
- Light onshore wind (5 mph)
- 0.7 mph current toward the north (model)
- Sun high: more light underwater
- Slack water today: high tide 5:58 am (5:40–6:20 am), low tide 12:13 pm (11:58 am–12:30 pm), high tide 6:24 pm (6:00–6:50 pm) and low tide 12:04 am (11:40 pm–12:20 am)
- Likely visibility: good. Swell (up to 3.2 ft at 6 s) over the last few days has stirred up the water. Based on the last 24 hours of data.
- Water at 83.5–84.6 °F: a shorty or a rash guard.
- Snorkeling: doable, with some waves or wind.
- Night dive: dark from 6:28 pm. Waning gibbous (86%), rising at 9:29 pm: a bright night.
Your diving day at a glance
The best window, 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, combines slack water at low tide, light wind and the sun high, though with current. Also worth a look from 5:30 am to 6:30 am, with slack water at high tide and light wind, though with current and low light. Also worth a look from 4:50 pm to 6:30 pm, with slack water at high tide and light wind, though with current.
Slack water comes from the tide: in inlets, channels and between islands the water can keep running for an hour or two after. Ask the local dive shop.
Never dive alone and check with the local dive shop: this rating is a guide, not a substitute for a professional.
Dive sites, wrecks and dive shops nearby
We have no dive sites, dive shops or wrecks on record within 12 mi of Ndambwe.
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Weather in Ndambwe
Now in Ndambwe
- Low / high
- 76 / 87 °F
- Rain
- 0.25 in · 100%
- Clouds
- 40%
- Humidity
- 93%
- Dew pointDew point
- 75 °F
- Visibility
- 15 mi
- UV indexUV
- 0 · low
- Air qualityAir
- Good · 18
- Saharan dust
- No
Pressure and fishing
- ↗ RisingRising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
- → SteadySteady · now Anglers expect normal activity
- ↘ FallingFalling Anglers say fish feed more before the change
Steady now (−0.02 inHg in 3 hours). It barely changes over the next 48 hours. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.
Today, hour by hourHour by hour
Bars: mean wind. Dashed line: gusts. Arrows point where the wind blows to.
| Time | 12:00 am | 3:00 am | 6:00 am | 9:00 am | 12:00 pm | 3:00 pm | 6:00 pm | 9:00 pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sky | Mainly clear | Mainly clear | Clear sky | Light drizzle | Light drizzle | Light showers | Light drizzle | Overcast |
| Temperature | 78° | 77° | 76° | 85° | 87° | 83° | 81° | 79° |
| Wind (mph) | 3 SE | 2 ESE | 1 E | 3 SE | 5 SE | 5 ESE | 5 ESE | 4 E |
| Gusts | 5 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 |
| Waves | 3.0 ft | 2.9 ft | 2.8 ft | 2.6 ft | 2.5 ft | 2.4 ft | 2.4 ft | 2.3 ft |
| Rain | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.00 in | 0.02 in | 0.05 in | 0.01 in | 0.00 in |
- 3:00 am 77° 2 ESE 2.9 ft
- 6:00 am 76° 1 E 2.8 ft
- 9:00 am 85° 3 SE 2.6 ft
- 12:00 pm 87° 5 SE 2.5 ft
- 3:00 pm 83° 5 ESE 2.4 ft
- 6:00 pm 81° 5 ESE 2.4 ft
- 9:00 pm 79° 4 E 2.3 ft
- 12:00 am 78° 1 ENE 2.2 ft
Next 14 daysComing days
| Day | Sky | Low / high | Max wind | Max wave | High tides |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Today · 29 | 76 / 87 °F | 5 mph ESE | 3.0 ft | 5:58 am · 6:24 pm | |
| Fri 30 | 76 / 89 °F | 8 mph E | 2.2 ft | 6:37 am · 7:04 pm | |
| Sat 31 | 75 / 84 °F | 8 mph SE | 2.1 ft | 7:20 am · 7:52 pm | |
| Sun 1 | 74 / 89 °F | 8 mph SE | 2.2 ft | 8:10 am · 9:01 pm | |
| Mon 2 | 75 / 88 °F | 8 mph SSE | 2.2 ft | 9:22 am · 10:57 pm | |
| Tue 3 | 77 / 86 °F | 8 mph SE | 2.5 ft | 11:21 am | |
| Wed 4 | 77 / 85 °F | 9 mph SSE | 2.6 ft | 12:33 am · 12:57 pm | |
| Thu 5 | 77 / 85 °F | 10 mph SSE | 2.6 ft | 1:33 am · 1:58 pm | |
| Fri 6 | 76 / 84 °F | 8 mph S | 2.5 ft | 2:18 am · 2:44 pm | |
| Sat 7 | 76 / 85 °F | 8 mph SE | 3.4 ft | 2:57 am · 3:25 pm | |
| Sun 8 | 76 / 86 °F | 4 mph SE | 3.2 ft | 3:33 am · 4:01 pm | |
| Mon 9 | 77 / 86 °F | 8 mph SE | 3.2 ft | 4:06 am · 4:35 pm | |
| Tue 10 | 77 / 86 °F | 7 mph SSE | 3.1 ft | 4:37 am · 5:07 pm | |
| Wed 11 | 77 / 87 °F | 10 mph SSE | 3.8 ft | 5:07 am · 5:37 pm |
- Fri 30 Drizzle 76° / 89° 2.2 ft
- Sat 31 Light showers 75° / 84° 2.1 ft
- Sun 1 Drizzle 74° / 89° 2.2 ft
- Mon 2 Drizzle 75° / 88° 2.2 ft
- Tue 3 Heavy drizzle 77° / 86° 2.5 ft
- Wed 4 Light drizzle 77° / 85° 2.6 ft
- Thu 5 Drizzle 77° / 85° 2.6 ft
Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.
- The models They don't agree · low confidence: unsure about rain on Sunday 1. See the models →
- Outlook Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer and a bit drier. See the outlook →
- Normal Today, normal highs for late October (88 °F). Climate by month →
Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:47 am (local time).
The sun in Ndambwe
Sunrise and sunset
- First light 5:09 am
- Full dark 6:53 pm
- Civil dawn 5:34 am
- Civil dusk 6:28 pm
- Solar noon 12:01 pm (79° high)
- Daylight 12 h 11 min (+0 min)
- Evening golden hour 5:38 pm
- Full dark 6:53 pm
Golden hour and the day-night map
Today the sun is 92,338,285 mi away and looks 32′ 11″ across.
The moon in Ndambwe
Moon phase and position
Today the moon is 226,576 mi away and looks 32′ 46″ across.
Solunar periods
Today's activity: medium- 1:35–3:35 am Major · the moon passes overhead · high activity
- 2:07–4:07 pm Major · the moon passes underfoot · high activity
- 8:15–9:15 am Minor · moonset · medium activity
- 8:59–9:59 pm Minor · moonrise · medium activity
According to solunar theory, fish feed more when the moon passes overhead or underfoot (major periods, about 2 h) and when it rises or sets (minor periods, 1 h). It works best around new and full moon.
Upcoming moon phases
2026 moon calendar →- Last quarter Sun, Nov 1 · 11:29 pmNov 1 in 3 days
- New moon Mon, Nov 9 · 10:03 amNov 9 in 11 days
- First quarter Tue, Nov 17 · 2:48 pmNov 17 in 19 days
- Full moon Tue, Nov 24 · 5:54 pmNov 24 in 26 days
Next perigee (the moon at its closest to Earth): November 26, 223,281 mi away.
Where to fish in Ndambwe
Piers, ramps and tackle shops nearby
We have no piers, boat ramps or tackle shops on record within 9.3 mi of Ndambwe.
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Tides near NdambweTides nearby
All places in Lamu, A to Z (50) →Ndambwe at a glance
- Town or city. Coordinates: 2.315° S, 40.722° E.
- It is 13 mi west of Lamu, the main place in Lamu. The sun rises 1 min later and sets 1 min later than in Lamu.
- The nearest tide station, Lamu, is 13 mi to the east.
- Its coast faces east.
Questions about NdambweQuestions
What time is high tide today in Ndambwe?
Today in Ndambwe there are high tides at 5:58 am (12.0 ft) and 6:24 pm (9.4 ft) and low tide at 12:13 pm. Tide coefficient 95.
What time is sunset today in Ndambwe?
At 6:06 pm. There is light until the end of civil twilight, at 6:28 pm.
What time is sunrise tomorrow in Ndambwe?
At 5:55 am. First light comes at 5:09 am.
What phase is the moon today?
Waning gibbous, 86% illuminated. New moon on Mon, Nov 9 · 10:03 am.
When are the next spring tides?
From November 9 to 11.
What are today's solunar periods?
Major 1:35–3:35 am, Minor 8:15–9:15 am, Major 2:07–4:07 pm, Minor 8:59–9:59 pm. Today's activity is medium.
What's the weather like today in Ndambwe?
Light showers, from 76 °F to 87 °F, with a light air from the east-southeast (2 mph) and a 100% chance of rain.
How is the sea today in Ndambwe?
Slight (Douglas 3): 2.9 ft waves with a period of 6.9 s from the southeast. The water is 83.5 °F.
When is the best time to visit Ndambwe?
The best time to visit Ndambwe is from August to September and from January to February: highs of 84 °F to 91 °F, about 3 rainy days a month and 6 hours of sunshine a day.
Can I use this data for navigation?
No. These are predictions for fishing and leisure; for navigation, use the official publications.
Where this data comes from
Tide: Lamu station, with constants from TICON-4 (Hart-Davis, Dettmering and Seitz, 2025, SEANOE), licensed CC BY 4.0, via Slackwater database (changes). Sun and moon: our own calculation with astronomy-engine. Places: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). Coastline: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).