Inner Kom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 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
17.7° 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 10AM is: 0.9m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)3ft (0.9m)15s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (07 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
2
0
2
3
1
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
15
1.8
S
9
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
18
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.7
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
202
275
506
474
434
484
503
759
1044
1410
2133
2136
1924
1622
1435
1435
1143
1111
551
484
845
732
669
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
0
N
5
WNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
N
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:01AM1.15m
6:44PM1.12m
6:51AM1.07m
7:49PM1.08m
8:04AM1.01m
9:10PM1.09m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.50m
12:18PM0.44m
00:45AM0.57m
1:10PM0.50m
1:58AM0.62m
2:23PM0.54m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:24
7:26
7:26
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6:00
5:59
5:58
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
12
12
12
11
13
11
11
12
11
10
10
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
14
11
10
9
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
12
2.3
SSE
11
1.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSE
12
2
SSE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.7
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.1
WSW
18
1.3
WSW
17
1.9
SE
12
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
16
2.1
WSW
15
2
WSW
15
1.9
WSW
14
1.9
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.4
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.5
WSW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
WSW
13
Energy kJ
336
1216
160
1186
1163
786
846
555
759
1044
1118
2133
2136
1924
1622
1435
1435
1143
1111
690
669
845
732
669
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
13
0.8
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
14
1.1
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
16
1.4
SE
12
1.3
SE
12
1.6
SE
12
1.5
SE
13
1.5
SE
13
1.4
SE
13
1.3
SE
13
1.3
SE
12
1.3
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
SE
13
1.2
SE
12
1.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
295
202
275
437
474
434
484
476
447
461
1410
613
555
824
700
723
680
581
494
551
484
581
444
374
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
16
0.6
WSW
16
0.7
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
21
0.4
SW
20
1.1
S
8
1
S
8
0.9
WSW
18
0.7
S
10
0.8
WSW
13
1.1
WSW
13
0.3
SSE
18
0.5
SE
16
0.4
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
16
0.6
SSE
15
0.6
SSE
15
0.7
SE
14
0.7
SE
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
104
173
119
44
100
161
131
503
88
212
378
62
133
104
169
158
142
214
211
466
459
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SE
11
1.8
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.5
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.4
SSE
8
1.8
SE
13
1.9
SSE
12
1.4
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
8
1.2
SSE
8
1.7
SSE
12
0.5
NW
3
0.9
NNW
4
1.4
NW
5
Energy kJ
954
911
506
442
331
384
257
1028
1073
341
185
163
826
4
25
102
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
Distance (km)
4
0
4
4
4
4
0
0
4
2
1
0
4
4
4
0
0
0
10
0
10
14
66
66
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
4
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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