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Inner Kom Surf Forecast
/ Cape Town (70 surf breaks) /
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Inner Kom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
16.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Inner Kom today?
The current surf forecast for Inner Kom at 10AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Inner Kom. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Wed morning, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | Sat 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | |
226 | 184 | 180 | 123 | 119 | 82 | 68 | 95 | 113 | 140 | 199 | 175 | 116 | 144 | 227 | 314 | 379 | 427 | 504 | 651 | 719 | 733 | 757 | 736 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:11PM1.39m | 6:31AM1.29m | 7:12PM1.32m | 7:38AM1.17m | 8:23PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:52AM0.18m | 00:24AM0.31m | 12:48PM0.29m | 1:33AM0.40m | 1:52PM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:37 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:49 | — | — | 5:47 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SW 13 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SSE 8 | SW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | S 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 226 | 184 | 180 | 123 | 119 | 82 | 274 | 197 | 149 | 68 | 199 | 81 | 116 | 51 | 137 | 314 | 64 | 114 | 135 | 157 | 130 | 733 | 757 | 736 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 7 | S 7 | SW 12 | S 6 | SW 12 | S 6 | SSW 6 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | S 7 | S 7 | S 6 |
| kJ | 51 | 99 | 157 | 111 | 82 | 84 | 79 | 95 | 113 | 47 | 44 | 175 | 29 | 144 | 28 | 37 | 379 | 427 | 504 | 651 | 719 | 110 | 86 | 66 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | SE 8 | SW 20 | SE 9 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 10 | SW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | 11 | 25 | 36 | 56 | 75 | 68 | 47 | 46 | 140 | 61 | 65 | 37 | 134 | 227 | 126 | 101 | 101 | 79 | 97 | 54 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1099 | 943 | 596 | 470 | 363 | 330 | 655 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | — | 158 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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