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 7 am Sunday 24 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 17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 11AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s
Afternoon (24 May)	3ft (0.9m)	13s
Evening (24 May)	3ft (0.9m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24							Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wed 27
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	395	189	398	295	290	290	318	1033	1150	1218	1500	1810	1761	1559	1218	991	892	790	563	528	450	503	979	978
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	E	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	E	NE	W	W	W	W	WSW	SSW	SSW	W	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide			10:32AM1.36m					11:14PM1.61m				11:49AM1.40m				00:15AM1.67m				12:47PM1.47m				1:03AM1.74m
Low Tide	4:49AM0.75m				4:47PM0.72m					6:02AM0.68m				5:54PM0.68m				6:53AM0.61m				6:44PM0.63m


	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24
	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:30
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	18	19	17	17	16	17	16	17	18	19	19	19	19	17	16	16	17	18	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	15	15	18	18	16	17	15	17	15	16	17	18	19	19	18	15	14	15	15	16	17	17	17	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 15	SW 14
kJ	395	168	398	295	290	290	269	1033	1150	1218	1500	1810	1761	1559	1218	991	892	790	563	528	450	503	979	978
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 14	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 9	E 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 6	E 6
kJ	51	189	119	157	151	151	318	66	65	44	41	39	38	38	24	24	24	24	14	16	105	151	7	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSE 9	ESE 6	E 6	SSE 9	SE 13
kJ	37	56	56	53	48	47	47	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	8	8	7	7	7	8	7	7	8	26
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 10	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	—	SW 4	SW 4	SW 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	14	—	9	13	18	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Brak River Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool 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	2	3	2	2	2	3	1	1	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	7	0	0	30	24	24	2	0	24	24	5	62	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Arrawarra Australia	Purakaunui Bay New Zealand	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Arrawarra Australia	Angourie Point Australia	Albatross South Africa	Angourie Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	9	9	9	9	8	8

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