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Kommetjie surf guide

Cape Town's Atlantic-side surf village with Long Beach and the big-wave reef Outer Kom. Cold, clean and powerful.

Location
Western Cape, South Africa (-34.1390, 18.3290)
Best season
Mar – Sep: March, April, May, June, July, August, September
Water temperature
11–15°C (4/3 mm (warmest) to 5/4 mm + boots (coldest))
Waves
Beach break, Reef break
Suits
Intermediate, Advanced surfers

Surf spots in Kommetjie

What's on in Kommetjie

Kommetjie is a quiet seaside village in Cape Town's far south: evenings are sunsets at the lighthouse and a couple of restaurants. The area's social fixtures are markets, including a monthly garden market in Kommetjie with live music.

Upcoming events

Updated 2026-11-08.

Where to stay in Kommetjie

216 places to stay within 10 km: 89 hotel, 52 holiday rental, 25 guest house, 18 villa, 17 bed and breakfast, 7 chalet, 4 camp site, 1 resort, 1 apartment, 1 homestay, 1 caravan site. Compare them by distance to the nearest surf spot on the interactive map.

Cafés, food and surf shops

22 cafés and bakeries, 57 restaurants and bars, 6 surf schools and 6 surf shops nearby. Surf schools: kitespot Whitsands, Outerkom Surf And Sports, Cape Point Surf Yoga Camp, Kommetjie Surf, Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Nippers, Surfski School.

Frequently asked questions

When is the best time to surf in Kommetjie?

The best surf season in Kommetjie is Mar – Sep (March, April, May, June, July, August, September). The sea ranges from 11°C to 15°C over the year.

Which months have the most good surf days in Kommetjie?

Measured over the last three years (2023-11-01 to 2026-10-31), the waves at Kommetjie's best spot were good or better most often in May (86% of days, 54% great), August (84% of days, 54% great) and June (87% of days, 48% great), and least often in December (46%). From each day's swell and wind (Open-Meteo), rated like Swell Cabin's forecast.

Do I need a wetsuit in Kommetjie?

Water temperature in Kommetjie is 11–15°C: 4/3 mm (warmest) to 5/4 mm + boots (coldest).

Is Kommetjie good for beginner surfers?

Kommetjie is better for intermediate and advanced surfers, though Kommetjie, Noordhoek and Llandudno can suit all levels on smaller days.

What are the surf spots in Kommetjie?

Kommetjie has 4 surf spots on Swell Cabin: Kommetjie (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces NW (offshore wind from the SE)); Noordhoek (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces W (offshore wind from the E), best at low to mid tide); Dungeons (Reef break, right-hander, advanced surfers, faces S (offshore wind from the N), best at low to mid tide); Llandudno (Beach break, lefts and rights, all levels, faces WNW (offshore wind from the ESE), best at all tides).

Where should surfers stay in Kommetjie?

Swell Cabin lists 216 places to stay within 10 km of Kommetjie, 26 guesthouses and homestays, 70 rentals and villas. Each one shows its distance to the nearest surf spot.

What is the nightlife like in Kommetjie?

Kommetjie is a quiet seaside village in Cape Town's far south: evenings are sunsets at the lighthouse and a couple of restaurants. The area's social fixtures are markets, including a monthly garden market in Kommetjie with live music.

What is the surf forecast for Kommetjie this week?

Swell Cabin shows a live 7-day surf forecast for Kommetjie and each of its 4 surf spots on https://swellcabin.com/town/kommetjie: each spot rated hour by hour (Flat, Poor, Fair, Good, Great or Epic) from the way its coast faces, the swell, its period, the wind and the tide, with the best time each day and why, the size in surfers' words (e.g. "chest to head high, clean"), tides, and how sure the forecast is (three wave models compared). It is checked live against the nearest buoy and airport wind reports where there are any, and refreshed every few hours (waves from Open-Meteo, wind from MET Norway).

When is the best tide to surf in Kommetjie?

It depends on the spot: shallow reefs usually want mid to high tide, most beach breaks work best around mid tide. Swell Cabin's forecast for Kommetjie weighs each spot's tide hour by hour and shows the best window each day with the high and low tide times, predicted from the Simons Town tide gauge (11 km away).

Is the Kommetjie surf forecast checked against measurements?

Yes. The open water off Kommetjie is checked against the satellite altimeters (Copernicus Marine's near-real-time wave heights): 59 satellite passes within 100 km since 2026-09-23, typically 56 km out, put the forecast wave height within 20% of the measurement 100% of the time. Of the three wave models compared, Météo-France has been the closest to the satellites here. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information (https://doi.org/10.48670/moi-00179). Last checked 2026-11-06.

How reliable is Swell Cabin's information about Kommetjie?

Trust in this page's data is low (53/100): the town has not been verified against sources in the last 12 months; 0 of 4 spots fully verified, 3 with a researched tide; season and water temperature checked against measured data; no open audit warnings. How we check: https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-accuracy.md Last checked against sources on 2026-11-05. Every value comes from measured data (Open-Meteo, buoys), open databases (OpenStreetMap, Wikidata) or a published page we opened, never from visitor reports; a daily audit compares them and a weekly evaluation measures the error rate (https://github.com/danielgalam/swellcabin/blob/main/docs/data-quality.md).

Is there a live surf cam in Kommetjie?

Swell Cabin hasn't found a live surf cam it could check in Kommetjie yet (it only lists cams it has opened); the surf forecast on its page shows the waves this week.

Where can I take surf lessons in Kommetjie?

Surf schools in and around Kommetjie include kitespot Whitsands, Outerkom Surf And Sports, Cape Point Surf Yoga Camp, Kommetjie Surf, Fish Hoek Surf Lifesaving Nippers and Surfski School.

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