Inner Kom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 01 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inner Kom today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Kom at 11AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)8ft (2.5m)13s
Afternoon (01 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (01 May)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri night, moderate winds from the N by Sun night).

Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.4
W
10
2.3
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
SW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2417
2241
2239
2068
2149
2368
2547
2686
2669
2131
1896
1518
1268
1121
1247
1109
857
865
1377
2383
2318
2420
2127
1821
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
35
N
40
N
40
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
40
NNW
30
NNW
25
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
N
25
N
35
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:12PM1.42m
3:17AM1.49m
3:42PM1.41m
3:47AM1.45m
4:12PM1.38m
Low Tide
9:07AM0.11m
9:13PM0.22m
9:35AM0.12m
9:43PM0.24m
10:04AM0.16m
10:13PM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:20
7:22
7:22
7:22
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6:06
6:05
6:04
6:02
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
17
17
11
9
8
8
8
9
7
7
6
7
7
9
11
12
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
11
2.4
W
10
2.1
W
10
2
W
10
2
W
10
1.8
SW
15
2.4
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
14
2.3
WSW
13
Energy kJ
2417
2241
2239
2068
2149
2368
2547
2686
2669
2131
1896
1518
1268
1121
1247
955
857
865
1377
2383
2318
2420
2127
1821
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.5
S
15
0.1
SE
10
0.3
S
15
0.3
S
15
0.7
S
12
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
1
WSW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.6
W
10
0.5
S
11
0.6
S
10
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
Energy kJ
30
30
11
10
4
104
4
39
38
134
195
195
238
188
181
174
487
702
455
58
71
104
134
128
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.5
S
10
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
S
10
0.5
S
10
Energy kJ
10
4
4
9
17
42
69
69
126
178
321
412
171
102
53
44
71
35
48
48
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
4
1.2
NNW
5
1.8
NW
6
2
NW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
6
2.4
NNW
7
2.2
NNW
7
1.8
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
2.3
W
10
1.7
WNW
10
0.9
NNW
4
1.4
NNW
5
Energy kJ
25
61
186
278
229
218
253
214
377
495
424
271
145
202
1109
573
23
97
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
1
3
1
4
2
2
Distance (km)
32
32
279
186
186
186
219
201
66
201
279
32
15
32
15
15
14
22
12
10
12
15
32
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
5
5
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
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