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Inner Pool Surf Guide

Inner Pool in Garden Route is a sheltered reef break that has quite consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the west. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south southeast. A right hand reef. Best around high tide when the tide is rising. Rarely crowded here. Watch out for urchins, rocks and sharks.

Inner Pool Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	4	fairly consistent	17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Inner Pool:

The best conditions reported for surf at Inner Pool occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Inner Pool (for consistent clean waves)?

augustBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Inner Pool with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of August. Clean surfable waves are typically found 33% of the time in August while 21% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 46% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

33%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

21%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

46%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Inner Pool Location Map

Interactive Inner Pool surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Inner Pool is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 29 km (18 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Inner Pool is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 62 km (39 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Inner Pool Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Tuesday, 9 June 2026, 11:08 Local Time

m, °C	Tuesday 09
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	12	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross	on	on

What does Inner Pool look like?

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Tides at Inner Pool

Current tide and informaton

For Mosselbaai, South Africa, 2 km from Inner Pool.

Next High Water: 10:49pm | 1.67m

Next Low Water: 04:17pm | 0.67m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Inner Pool Sea Temperature

The water temperature (17.6 °C) at Inner Pool is relatively warm. If the sun does come out as forecast, it should feel warm enough to surf in a summer wetsuit. Effective air temperature of 16.0 °C.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite