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Kommetjie Surf Report
Live Surf Cam — Kommetjie
Cam courtesy Wavescape (Long Beach) · cached Wed 09 Sep 03:20 SAST
SURF RATING
FAIR
★★★☆☆
Fair — worth a paddle: waist-to-chest-high waves on moderate-period swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
WAVE
1.4 m
SWELL
0.9m @ 9s
WIND
17 km/h Cross-shore
WATER
11.9°C
★★★☆☆
Fair — worth a paddle: waist-to-chest-high waves on moderate-period swell, with a little cross-shore texture.
Swell: 0.9 m @ 9 s (WSW)
Wave height: 1.4 m
Wind: 17 km/h SSE Cross-shore
Sea temp: 11.9 °C · Wetsuit: 5/4 mm wetsuit, booties + gloves
Best window today: 07:00–09:00 (lightest wind)
🧬 Break DNA
42% match
Today: rideable but not classic
🌊 Wave type
Reef & beach
🧭 Best swell
W groundswell, 11–16s
💨 Best wind
E offshore
🏄 Board
Shortboard
📈 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
- Mid-period WSW swell at 9s is wrapping into the bank
- 17 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
Shortboard
🤿 Wetsuit
5/4 mm wetsuit, booties + gloves
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen
🧢 Bring
Boots & hood
🌅Dawn window:Best quality, coolest — usually the quietest 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 9 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 1.5 m | 10 s | SW | 20 km/h Cross |
| Thu 10 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 2.7 m | 11 s | SW | 22 km/h Cross |
| Fri 11 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 2.8 m | 10 s | SW | 41 km/h Offshore |
| Sat 12 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 2.9 m | 11 s | SW | 37 km/h Offshore |
| Sun 13 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 3.1 m | 10 s | SSW | 31 km/h Offshore |
| Mon 14 Sep | ★★★★☆ | 1.7 m | 10 s | SW | 30 km/h Cross |
| Tue 15 Sep | ★★★☆☆ | 1.9 m | 9 s | SW | 39 km/h Cross |
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 06:52 · Sunset 18:35 · Peak UV 6
Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 50, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.
Shop SPF 50 sunscreen →Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Wed, 09 Sep 2026 03:13 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.