Inner Kom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 20 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
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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly 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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
0.5
WSW
11
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
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)
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
0
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
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
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:35
7:35
7:35
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:50
5:50
5:49
5:47
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)
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
11
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
SSE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SSE
8
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SSE
8
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SSW
6
1.1
SSW
7
1.2
SSW
7
1.3
SSW
7
1.2
S
7
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
Energy 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)
0.4
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.7
S
7
0.7
S
7
0.8
SW
12
0.6
S
6
0.7
SW
12
0.6
S
6
0.7
SSW
6
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.1
S
7
1
S
7
0.9
S
6
Energy 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)
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SE
8
0.3
SW
20
0.5
SE
9
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
WSW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
0.3
ESE
8
Energy 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)
2.5
SE
9
2.5
SE
9
2.1
SE
8
1.8
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
1.6
SE
8
2.1
SE
9
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NNW
3
0.5
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
1.4
SSW
7
Energy kJ
1099
943
596
470
363
330
655
3
7
6
2
4
158
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
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
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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