Inner Pool Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Inner Pool surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today (30 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 9PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (30 May)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (30 May)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat afternoon). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 30					Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tue 2
	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)	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	918	778	617	597	488	545	617	754	646	635	570	448	396	403	309	337	320	411	506	732	721	565	486	350
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	SSE	NE	NNE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	E	E	NE	NE	WSW	W	WSW	SW	S	S	W	W	W	WNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	glassy	off	off	off	off
High Tide			3:16PM1.71m				3:22AM1.85m				3:48PM1.73m				3:52AM1.84m				4:21PM1.73m				4:22AM1.80m
Low Tide	9:01AM0.38m				9:03PM0.48m				9:30AM0.35m				9:34PM0.48m				10:00AM0.34m				10:07PM0.50m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—
	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	5:29
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	16	16	16	16	16	17	20	22	21	22	22	21	20	19	21	21	18	17	16	16	16	16
Feels °C	17	17	16	16	16	15	15	16	19	21	20	21	21	20	19	18	20	20	18	17	14	14	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	918	778	617	597	488	545	617	754	646	635	570	448	396	403	309	337	320	411	506	732	721	565	486	350
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 7	E 7	E 8	E 8
kJ	37	25	17	9	9	23	30	28	29	29	15	25	64	59	49	49	51	55	57	55	52	26	33	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 9	ESE 8	SE 8	ESE 5	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	S 10	S 14	S 14	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 12	—
kJ	—	—	2	7	17	5	—	—	—	8	14	22	—	—	2	104	104	—	—	—	24	14	28	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	13	29
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	2	2	0	0	42	42	24	0	0	7	23	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Vleesbaai Overberg	Doring Bay West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haakgat Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4

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