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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 1 am Saturday 16 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
17.1° 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 7AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.9m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Inner Kom. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat afternoon, near gales from the SE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | |
2394 | 2084 | 1803 | 1278 | 1116 | 1083 | 943 | 894 | 787 | 659 | 648 | 578 | 942 | 876 | 950 | 936 | 950 | 1033 | 1127 | 1159 | 1159 | 902 | 875 | 772 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 2:23AM1.65m | 2:57PM1.52m | 3:08AM1.66m | 3:42PM1.54m | 3:55AM1.62m | 4:28PM1.51m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:47AM-0.03m | 8:58PM0.10m | 9:30AM-0.04m | 9:45PM0.10m | 10:15AM-0.00m | 10:33PM0.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 |
 kJ | 2394 | 2084 | 1803 | 1278 | 1116 | 1083 | 943 | 894 | 787 | 659 | 648 | 578 | 942 | 876 | 950 | 936 | 950 | 1033 | 1127 | 1159 | 1159 | 902 | 875 | 772 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 14 | — | SSE 13 | — | — | S 8 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1507 | 1487 | 1057 | 900 | 723 | 544 | 469 | 461 | 373 | 287 | 284 | 235 | 231 | 184 | 136 | 72 | 71 | 93 | — | 96 | — | — | 165 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | — | — | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WSW 15 | — | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 10 | — | — | S 18 | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 126 | — | 89 | 59 | 87 | 62 | 59 | 56 | 31 | — | — | 6 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
| kJ | — | 12 | 25 | 34 | 37 | 39 | 52 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 | 26 | 25 | 35 | 44 | 92 | 113 | 140 | 207 | 227 | 316 | 521 | 635 | 820 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 286 | 25 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
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