Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

16.3°C

Inner Pool surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 11AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (12 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 12							Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	505	551	542	488	445	515	663	651	593	517	488	450	459	404	315	281	245	250	385	391	1083	1261	1387
Wind (km/h)	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	ESE	E	NE	W	SW	SSW	SSE	SE	ESE	SE	E	E	NE	W	SSW	S	SSW	SW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	glassy
High Tide	4:10AM1.98m				4:22PM2.10m				4:38AM1.92m				4:49PM2.00m					5:06AM1.83m				5:15PM1.88m
Low Tide			10:01AM0.29m				10:24PM0.30m				10:27AM0.36m				10:50PM0.37m				10:54AM0.46m


	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	19	17	17	17	17	17	15	15	15	16	15	16	15	15	15	16	19	19	16	14	14
Feels °C	15	16	17	16	17	18	17	16	14	14	13	15	13	15	14	15	15	16	18	16	14	12	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	505	551	542	488	445	515	663	651	593	517	488	450	459	404	315	281	245	250	385	391	1083	1261	1387
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 9	E 9	SSW 14	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	88	85	63	83	85	83	81	63	73	74	80	53	52	51	50	49	47	45	43	318	42	41	41
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	SE 4	E 9	ESE 4	ESE 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	4	42	4	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 3	—	—	—	SW 3	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	4	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	5	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	2	3	2	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	62	62	62	62	42	0	0	0	78	2	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	7	6	7	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	7	4	7	4	4	4	9	4	5

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