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Kommetjie Surf Report
Live Surf Cam — Kommetjie
Cam courtesy Wavescape (Long Beach) · cached Wed 23 Sep 11:20 SAST
SURF RATING
POOR
★★☆☆☆
Marginal: waist-to-chest-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
WAVE
1.3 m
SWELL
1.1m @ 8s
WIND
12 km/h Cross-shore
WATER
13.9°C
★★☆☆☆
Marginal: waist-to-chest-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
Swell: 1.1 m @ 8 s (SSW)
Wave height: 1.3 m
Wind: 12 km/h NNW Cross-shore
Sea temp: 13.9 °C · Wetsuit: 5/4 mm wetsuit, booties + gloves
Best window today: 12:00–14:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
23% match
Today: off its ideal window today
🌊 Wave type
Reef & beach
🧭 Best swell
W groundswell, 11–16s
💨 Best wind
E offshore
🏄 Board
Fish or groveller
📈 Skill
Intermediate–advanced
Ideal wind & swell are derived from the way this coast faces; break type is local knowledge. Match blends today’s swell angle, wind & period.
🌊 Why it’s reading like this right now
- Short, wind-driven SSW swell at 8s is hitting at an angle
- 12 km/h cross-shore wind gives some texture
- Not fully aligned today — pick your moment on the timeline above.
🏄 When to paddle out today
🏄 Reading today’s surf…
■ epic ■ clean ■ fun ■ marginal ■ flat ■ dawn/dusk · tap an hour
🎒 Pack for this session
🏄 Board
Fish or groveller
🤿 Wetsuit
5/4 mm wetsuit, booties + gloves
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen
🧢 Bring
Boots & hood
☀️Midday:Warmer but often windier; moderate crowd
Crowd estimate is a comfort/timing proxy from conditions & day of week — not a live crowd count.
Swell & wind
■ swell in ■ wind (green=offshore/good) offshore zone
Spot match
5-day wave & wind forecast
■ wave height (m) ── wind (km/h, right)
7-Day Surf Forecast
| Day | Rating | Wave | Period | Swell | Midday wind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wed 23 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.3 m | 8 s | SW | 7 km/h Onshore |
| Thu 24 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 1.8 m | 7 s | S | 7 km/h Onshore |
| Fri 25 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 1.8 m | 9 s | SSW | 11 km/h Cross |
| Sat 26 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 2.0 m | 9 s | SW | 19 km/h Cross |
| Sun 27 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.8 m | 9 s | SSW | 36 km/h Offshore |
| Mon 28 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.7 m | 9 s | SW | 40 km/h Offshore |
| Tue 29 Sep | ★★☆☆☆ | 2.3 m | 7 s | SSE | 33 km/h Offshore |
Daily peak wave height, mean swell period & direction, midday wind. Rating is our surf-quality score.
🌊 Today's tide (nearest station)
☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day
Sunrise 06:33 · Sunset 18:44 · Peak UV 4
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 30+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 30+ sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:13 SAST.
Aerial map — Kommetjie
The Kom (reef)
Reef & kelp
Long Beach
Take-off / peakHazard rocksPeak
Hand-styled from NGI 0.25 m national aerial. Markers show the peak, channel & hazards — indicative local knowledge, not live conditions or navigation advice; tides, banks, rips & hazards change, so use your own eyes on the day.
About Kommetjie — Surf Local Knowledge
Kommetjie is a laid-back surfing village on the Atlantic side of the Cape Peninsula, roughly 40 km south of Cape Town, wrapped in kelp forests and framed by the Slangkop lighthouse.
It is one of the Peninsula's best surf zones. Outer Kom is a powerful, hollow left-hand reef break for experienced surfers that only shows on bigger west to south-west groundswells, while Long Beach is a consistent, forgiving beach break ideal for beginners and longboarders, and the Inner Kom is a fun little reef loved by longboarders. It is best on a south-west swell with south-east offshore winds. Hazards include very cold water, thick kelp, rocks, strong currents and a nearby seal colony with the sharks it can draw.