Inner Kom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
18.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Inner Kom today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Kom at 8PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 13s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (29 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Sat
2
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)
2
1
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
9
0.8
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SSW
14
2.4
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
170
221
585
576
613
211
308
409
508
3388
4285
4209
3613
2856
2459
2241
2239
2068
2078
2244
2635
2974
2504
2005
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
NW
20
NNW
25
N
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
NNW
40
N
45
N
40
N
40
N
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:12PM1.37m
2:17AM1.50m
2:42PM1.40m
2:47AM1.51m
3:12PM1.42m
3:17AM1.49m
Low Tide
8:09AM0.15m
8:12PM0.24m
8:38AM0.12m
8:43PM0.23m
9:07AM0.11m
9:13PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:06
6:05
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
11
11
10
10
10
10
9
10
11
12
12
14
14
13
12
10
8
8
8
9
7
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
13
1.9
SSE
13
1.7
SSE
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SSE
12
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SSE
12
1.1
SSE
12
2.4
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1124
1344
1217
995
613
657
308
443
347
3388
4285
4209
3613
2856
2459
2241
2239
2068
2078
2244
2635
2974
2504
2005
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
9
1.1
SW
9
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
0.4
SSW
16
1.1
SW
10
0.6
SSW
15
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
10
1
SSE
12
0.9
SSE
12
0.7
SE
12
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SE
11
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.5
S
15
0.5
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.8
S
11
Energy kJ
170
188
585
576
103
211
150
409
235
289
211
135
85
59
47
30
11
10
4
109
104
69
68
157
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.2
S
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
S
10
0.8
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
15
1.1
SSW
14
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SE
10
0.1
W
21
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SSE
15
Energy kJ
162
221
8
51
8
202
84
176
508
10
4
4
9
17
72
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SE
5
2.1
SSE
13
1.2
SE
5
1.8
SSE
12
1.1
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.4
NW
3
0.9
NW
4
1.4
NW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.5
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
Energy kJ
10
22
41
1362
68
984
51
20
3
22
80
119
138
138
173
215
223
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
0
4
411
25
7
4
25
4
47
1
1
1
1
10
11
28
219
186
186
186
186
201
66
66
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Inner Kom surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest