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/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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Outer Pool surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Outer Pool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Outer Pool sea temperature is
18.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Outer Pool today?
The current surf forecast for Outer Pool at 3AM is: 5.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 16ft (5.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (07 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Outer Pool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Wed night, calm by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | |
9979 | 9715 | 10251 | 9423 | 8333 | 8596 | 7903 | 7251 | 6615 | 5556 | 4932 | 4754 | 3657 | 3368 | 3214 | 3385 | 3459 | 3621 | 3307 | 3475 | 3126 | 2929 | 2458 | 2011 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 6:09PM1.58m | 6:09AM1.57m | 6:53PM1.49m | 6:54AM1.45m | 7:54PM1.42m | 8:05AM1.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:56PM0.70m | 12:22PM0.60m | 00:42AM0.81m | 1:11PM0.71m | 1:57AM0.89m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — |
 | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
11 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 |
8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 |
 kJ | 171 | 169 | 9230 | 9423 | 8333 | 8596 | 7903 | 7251 | 6615 | 5556 | 4932 | 4754 | 3657 | 3368 | 3214 | 3385 | 3459 | 3621 | 3307 | 3475 | 3126 | 2929 | 2458 | 2011 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 47 | 153 | 142 | 109 | 108 | 83 | 121 | 144 | 167 | 114 | 108 | 524 | 408 | 371 | 581 | 567 | 553 | 499 | 479 | 472 | 466 | 459 | 407 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SSW 16 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 20 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SE 16 | — | WSW 12 | S 9 | — | — | — | — | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 30 | 30 | 31 | 71 | 103 | 36 | 36 | 75 | 96 | 142 | 134 | 319 | 302 | 268 | — | 127 | 74 | — | — | — | — | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 13 | SE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9979 | 9715 | 10251 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 572 | 306 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 258 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 60 |
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