Inner Kom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 30 Apr 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
18.4° 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: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 12s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (30 Apr)8ft (2.5m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Thu night, strong winds from the N by Fri night).

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
3
3
4
3
3
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)
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
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
501
3388
4285
4209
3613
2856
2310
2456
2173
2068
1883
2368
2684
2638
2686
2005
1615
1598
1375
1403
1069
873
785
679
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
W
15
NW
20
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
45
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
20
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
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
2:42PM1.40m
2:47AM1.51m
3:12PM1.42m
3:17AM1.49m
3:42PM1.41m
3:47AM1.45m
Low Tide
8:38AM0.12m
8:43PM0.23m
9:07AM0.11m
9:13PM0.22m
9:35AM0.12m
9:43PM0.24m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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7:20
7:22
7:22
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6:07
6:06
6:05
6:04
1
Temp °C
16
17
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
12
14
13
14
14
13
12
9
9
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
7
10
11
13
14
13
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
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
SW
12
3
SW
12
3.5
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
WSW
11
2.5
W
11
2.2
W
11
2
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.8
W
10
Energy kJ
436
3388
4285
4209
3613
2856
2310
2456
2173
2068
1883
2368
2684
2638
2686
2005
1615
1598
1375
1403
1069
873
785
679
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
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
0.1
SE
10
0.4
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.8
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
WSW
16
0.9
WSW
16
1.2
WSW
15
Energy kJ
310
289
211
135
85
59
47
30
11
10
4
109
4
68
68
157
195
195
191
191
181
412
407
670
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.4
WSW
18
0.5
WSW
18
0.8
WSW
17
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
10
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
501
10
4
4
9
17
72
70
69
126
178
321
181
174
130
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NW
3
1.2
NW
4
1.6
NW
5
2.1
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
1.9
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
1.9
NNW
6
2.1
NNW
6
2
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.5
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
6
Energy kJ
4
58
124
287
236
261
325
263
333
283
213
153
119
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
1
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
1
1
1
1
1
10
32
32
186
279
186
186
186
201
66
66
84
15
12
13
14
14
14
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Cape Town
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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