Surf-Forecast | Outer Kom Surf Guide

Outer Kom Surf Guide

Outer Kom in Cape Peninsula is an exposed reef and point break that has quite consistent surf. Winter is the best time of year for surfing here. Offshore winds are from the northeast. Able to handle light onshore wind Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the west. A choice of left and right reefs. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of sharks,kelp, rips urchins.

Outer Kom Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	2	fairly consistent	16.0°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Outer Kom:

The best conditions reported for surf at Outer Kom occur when a West swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Northeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Outer Kom (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Outer Kom with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 21% of the time in May while 70% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 9% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

21%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

70%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Outer Kom Location Map

Interactive Outer Kom surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Outer Kom is Cape Town International Airport (CPT) in South Africa, which is 33 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Outer Kom is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 362 km (225 miles) away.

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Outer Kom Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 10:34 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross

What does Outer Kom look like?

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Tides at Outer Kom

Current tide and informaton

For Boneyards, 1 km from Outer Kom.

Next High Water: 10:19pm | 1.29m

Next Low Water: 03:48pm | 0.47m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Outer Kom Sea Temperature

The water temperature (16.0 °C) at Outer Kom is quite cool. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a good sealed spring wetsuit. Some surfers would prefer to wear gloves and boots too. Effective windchill factor of (14.0 °C) will make the air and water feel about the same temperature.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit, neoprene gloves and boots.