Inner Kom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 18 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Inner Kom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Inner Kom sea temperature is
16.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Inner Kom today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Kom at 4PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 2.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (18 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (18 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

Table - waves today at Inner Kom. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Mon night, calm by Wed night).

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1244
999
975
796
772
745
624
581
528
520
451
402
325
260
226
184
180
123
119
82
102
95
113
142
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
45
SE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
45
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
N
15
NNW
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:28PM1.51m
4:43AM1.54m
5:17PM1.46m
5:34AM1.43m
6:11PM1.39m
6:31AM1.29m
Low Tide
10:15AM-0.00m
10:33PM0.14m
11:02AM0.08m
11:26PM0.22m
11:52AM0.18m
00:24AM0.31m
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7:33
7:35
7:35
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5:51
5:51
5:50
5:50
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Temp °C
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
17
17
17
17
17
17
19
20
20
19
18
18
18
10
12
11
11
10
10
10
10
13
15
14
11
11
13
14
14
15
18
19
19
18
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
1
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
Energy kJ
1244
999
975
796
772
745
624
581
528
520
451
402
325
260
226
184
154
111
109
111
82
219
196
151
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
8
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
14
0.1
SW
10
0.1
SW
16
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
Energy kJ
144
125
6
6
23
21
40
4
11
180
123
119
82
47
95
113
142
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
31
10
25
36
56
75
102
47
47
23
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SE
6
2.2
SE
6
2.4
SE
7
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3
SE
8
3.5
SE
8
3.5
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.5
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
2.4
SE
9
2.1
SE
9
1.8
SE
9
1.8
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
Energy kJ
273
341
516
918
1118
1334
1774
1860
1391
943
885
1455
1542
1435
1156
881
611
493
482
470
306
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
25
25
25
25
25
25
13
13
13
3
7
13
13
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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