Outer Kom surf break

Outer Kom surfForecast / Cape Town / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Mar 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
15.7° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Outer Kom today?

The current surf forecast for Outer Kom at 12PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 21). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (21 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121212121111111111121212151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1293952864864878864850756671648563553512512594674920952261325632736228019451774
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
45
SE
45
SE
40
SE
35
SE
45
SE
50
SE
45
ESE
40
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:52PM
1.53
5:05AM
1.64
5:30PM
1.44
5:45AM
1.51
6:14PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
-0.03
10:52PM
0.08
11:23AM
0.06
11:31PM
0.18
12:04PM
0.18
12:15AM
0.31
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-6:50-------6:50-------6:50------
Sunset----6:57-------6:55-------6:53---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C181718191918181717171819191818181818202222201919
Feels °C (?)141313141311111112121313131111111111141514131316
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