Inner Pool surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SAST
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Inner Pool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is
19.6° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 9PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (26 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (26 Apr)10ft (3.0m)9s

Table - waves today at Inner Pool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the NNW by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wed
29
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
0
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
8
1.1
SW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
2.2
SW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
160
136
188
1051
1331
1124
1816
1669
1942
989
1862
2620
2910
2622
2181
2155
2301
2566
2988
2991
3310
3606
3806
3318
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
45
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
10
W
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
12:40PM1.48m
1:01AM1.73m
1:27PM1.59m
1:42AM1.85m
2:04PM1.69m
2:16AM1.93m
Low Tide
6:49PM0.63m
7:32AM0.52m
7:30PM0.53m
8:06AM0.43m
8:03PM0.45m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:03
7:03
7:03
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5:55
5:53
5:52
5:52
1
3
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
18
15
15
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
14
13
12
13
14
15
16
15
14
13
13
13
20
18
15
6
8
6
6
6
7
7
7
8
8
7
7
9
10
11
13
13
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
10
1
SW
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
3
SW
10
0.5
E
10
2
S
11
0.4
E
10
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
SSW
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
11
3
S
12
3
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
13
3
S
13
Energy kJ
160
136
69
51
38
41
43
1669
53
953
31
1923
2152
2108
2181
2155
2301
2566
2988
2991
3310
3606
3806
3318
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
81
74
21
21
21
18
63
56
49
52
52
52
18
18
20
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
22
22
20
20
19
18
30
17
18
19
18
25
25
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
9
2.5
WSW
9
3
SW
9
2.5
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
11
2.2
SW
10
3
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
188
1051
1331
1124
1816
1942
989
1862
2620
2910
2622
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Distance (km)
0
0
2
78
602
421
421
409
351
1290
338
0
78
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
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