Surf forecast · South Africa · Western Cape
Surf forecast Long Beach (Kommetjie) today
Waves, swell and wind at Long Beach (Kommetjie) (Western Cape, South Africa) today and for the next 3 days, every 3 hours of daylight, with a plain verdict per day — flat, small, fun, good or big, offshore or onshore — and the best window to paddle out.
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Right now
Fun offshore.
Long Beach (Kommetjie) surf forecast, next 3 days
- Flat
- Small
- Fun
- Good
- Big
Saturday 24 October
No daylight hours left today: see tomorrow.
Sunday 25 October
Fun Best window 06:00–09:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 24–44 km/h ↑SE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 27–53 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.4 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑SW | 29–59 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.5 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 7 s ↑SW | 32–63 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.6 m · 6 s ↑S | 0.8 m · 6 s ↑SW | 33–64 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
Monday 26 October
Fun Best window 18:00–19:00: fun, offshore.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.7 m · 7 s ↑S | 0.7 m · 10 s ↑W | 29–55 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 09:00 | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 0.8 m · 9 s ↑W | 28–57 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 12:00 | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 0.9 m · 9 s ↑W | 29–59 km/h ↑S cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑SSW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 30–62 km/h ↑SSE cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.6 m · 7 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 24–52 km/h ↑SE offshore |
Tuesday 27 October
Fun Best window 08:00–11:00: fun, light wind.
| Time | Waves | Swell | Wind |
|---|---|---|---|
| 06:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 17–35 km/h ↑SE offshore |
| 09:00 | 1.3 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.1 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 6–27 km/h ↑S light wind |
| 12:00 | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 16–36 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 15:00 | 1.2 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 8 s ↑WSW | 17–37 km/h ↑SW cross-shore |
| 18:00 | 1.1 m · 8 s ↑SW | 1.0 m · 7 s ↑WSW | 15–32 km/h ↑SSW cross-shore |
Every 3 hours of daylight, local time. Waves = significant height of the whole sea, with the peak period; swell = the long-period part. Arrows point where the waves and the wind are going.
Forecast for Sat 21:00 local time · updated 2026-10-24 19:11 UTC
Waves map around Long Beach (Kommetjie)
Open the waves map centred on Long Beach (Kommetjie)
Live significant wave height from NOAA WaveWatch III, averaged over 2° cells: coarser than the forecast above, so near the coast it can differ from it.
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Questions
- Is there surf at Long Beach (Kommetjie) today?
- Fun: waves 1.4 m at 8 s from SSW, swell 1.2 m · 7 s SSW (Sat 21:00).
- Is the wind offshore at Long Beach (Kommetjie)?
- Wind 22 km/h from SE: offshore for a beach facing W.
- When is the best time to surf Long Beach (Kommetjie) today?
- No daylight hours are left today; the table shows the next days.
- How warm is the water at Long Beach (Kommetjie)?
- 16.9 °C
- Where do the numbers come from?
- The Open-Meteo Marine API (wave models of Météo-France, ECMWF and NOAA) for a point just off the beach, and the Open-Meteo forecast for the wind. A model at sea, not a surf report: sandbanks, reefs and tide shape the waves you actually get.
Nearby surf spots
Llandudno 13 km · Muizenberg 15 km · Big Bay (Cape Town) 39 km · Elands Bay 201 km · Victoria Bay 391 km · Seal Point (Cape St Francis) 601 km
How it is computed
Hourly Open-Meteo Marine forecast (wave height, peak period and direction, swell) at a point just off Long Beach (Kommetjie), and the Open-Meteo wind at 10 m. Size: flat under 0.3 m, small under 0.8 m, fun under 1.5 m, good under 2.5 m (with a period of 8 s or more), big above. Wind: under 8 km/h light; otherwise offshore, cross-shore or onshore from its angle to the direction the beach faces. The best window is the 3 daylight hours with the best mix of size, period and wind. Rebuilt every 3 hours. Live map.