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Live Surf Cam — Kommetjie

Live surf cam at Kommetjie
Cam courtesy Wavescape (Long Beach) · cached Tue 13 Oct 13:00 SAST
SURF RATING
POOR
★★☆☆☆
Marginal: chest-to-head-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, though onshore wind is adding chop.
WAVE
2.0 m
SWELL
2.0m @ 7s
WIND
12 km/h Onshore
WATER
16.0°C

★★☆☆☆

Marginal: chest-to-head-high waves on short, wind-driven swell, though onshore wind is adding chop.

Swell: 2.0 m @ 7 s (WSW)

Wave height: 2.0 m

Wind: 12 km/h W Onshore

Sea temp: 16.0 °C · Wetsuit: 4/3 mm wetsuit + booties

Best window today: 07:00–09:00 (lightest wind)

🧬 Break DNA
36% 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

Onshore windwave direction
  • Short, wind-driven WSW swell at 7s is wrapping into the bank
  • 12 km/h onshore wind is adding chop
  • Not fully aligned today — pick your moment on the timeline above.
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🏄 When to paddle out today

🏄 Reading today’s surf…
00:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 1km/h Onshore01:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 2km/h Onshore02:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 3km/h Onshore03:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 3km/h Onshore04:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 3km/h Onshore05:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 3km/h Onshore06:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 2km/h Onshore07:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.1m chest-head · 2km/h Onshore08:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.1m chest-head · 5km/h Onshore09:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.1m chest-head · 7km/h Onshore10:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 9km/h Onshore11:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 12km/h Onshore12:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 12km/h Onshore13:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 15km/h Onshore14:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 15km/h Onshore15:00 — Marginal (★★) · 2.0m chest-head · 15km/h Onshore16:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 16km/h Onshore17:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 15km/h Onshore18:00 — Marginal (★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 12km/h Onshore19:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 9km/h Cross20:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 8km/h Cross21:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 10km/h Cross22:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 9km/h Cross23:00 — Fun (★★★) · 1.9m chest-head · 11km/h Crossnow00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00
■ epic   ■ clean   ■ fun   ■ marginal   ■ flat   ■ dawn/dusk · tap an hour

🎒 Pack for this session

🏄 Board
Shortboard
🤿 Wetsuit
4/3 mm wetsuit + booties
🧴 Bring
Reef-safe sunscreen (UV very high)
🧢 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
NESW
■ swell in   ■ wind (green=offshore/good)   offshore zone
Spot match
Swell anglePeriodSizeWindSea state
5-day wave & wind forecast
WedThuFriSatSun0.0m1.6m3.3m01632now
■ wave height (m)   ── wind (km/h, right)

7-Day Surf Forecast

DayRatingWavePeriodSwellMidday wind
Tue 13 Oct ★★☆☆☆ 2.1 m 7 s WSW 12 km/h Onshore
Wed 14 Oct ★★★☆☆ 2.7 m 9 s WSW 24 km/h Onshore
Thu 15 Oct ★★★★☆ 3.3 m 9 s WSW 28 km/h Cross
Fri 16 Oct ★★★★☆ 2.5 m 9 s WSW 19 km/h Cross
Sat 17 Oct ★★★☆☆ 2.9 m 8 s SW 16 km/h Onshore
Sun 18 Oct ★★★★☆ 2.7 m 9 s SW 24 km/h Cross
Mon 19 Oct ★★★☆☆ 2.6 m 9 s SW 12 km/h Onshore

Daily peak wave height, mean swell period & direction, midday wind. Rating is our surf-quality score.

🌊 Today's tide (nearest station)

00:0006:0012:0018:0024:00H 04:25L 10:21H 16:34L 22:44now

☀️ Sun & skin — out on the water all day

Sunrise 06:06 · Sunset 18:59 · Peak UV 8

Surfers & anglers get the highest UV dose of anyone. Recommended: SPF 50+, reapply every 2 hours and after every session.

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Surf/wave: Open-Meteo Marine. Sun/UV/pressure: Open-Meteo. Tides: Stormglass model. Solunar is an approximate guide. Generated Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:13 SAST.

Aerial map — Kommetjie

Crayonised aerial map of 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.

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