Outer Kom surf break

Outer Kom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 04 Feb 2026 SAST
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Outer Kom surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Outer Kom sea temperature is
20.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Outer Kom today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Kom at 6AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (04 Feb)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (04 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SE
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1.6
S
1.5
S
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)6131212121212661111671111111112101211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)145369252248240228224183190205198180193194194224220314170355331268268268
Wind
(km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
15
SE
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
25
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:50AM
1.64
5:04PM
1.47
5:23AM
1.59
5:37PM
1.38
5:55AM
1.50
6:09PM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:37PM
0.02
11:05AM
0.09
11:09PM
0.08
11:39AM
0.16
11:39PM
0.17
12:11PM
0.24
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise---6:09-------6:11-------6:11----
Sunset------7:50-------7:49-------7:47-
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------12------------
Temp. °C212121212323222222222121212221202020191920212120
Feels °C (?)181819202222192021232222212018171617161618181717
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