Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

15.8°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 (18 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 9PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Sep)	5ft (1.5m)	11s
Afternoon (18 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	7s
Evening (18 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ESE on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).
	Fri 18					Saturday 19								Sunday 20
	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)	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	3	1	0	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 8	E 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	573	455	588	700	613	604	653	479	409	455	309	334	1117	1389	1474	1327	1099	991	821	669	529
Wind (km/h)	E	ESE	E	E	ENE	E	NE	ENE	ESE	SE	SE	E	ENE	NNE	NNW	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide				7:23PM1.40m					8:21AM1.26m				9:07PM1.26m					12:02PM1.27m
Low Tide		12:54PM0.88m				1:41AM0.92m					2:04PM1.05m				4:50AM0.99m					6:19PM1.02m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	15	15	15	14	13	14	16	17	16	15	15	15	16	16	18	19	18	16	16
Feels °C	8	8	8	11	13	12	12	13	14	15	14	14	15	15	16	16	18	18	17	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	573	455	512	700	613	604	395	365	287	266	223	197	1117	1389	1474	1327	1099	991	821	669	529
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 15	—	—	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	—	167	—	—	31	30	519	479	409	455	309	228	167	171	171	144	119	119	116	87	94
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SSW 16	—	SSW 15	SSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	66	100	—	125	334	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5
kJ	260	420	588	517	456	481	653	470	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Kamer Van Cape Town	Milnerton Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	342	339	62	62	24	24	24	0	78	62	42	0	0	0	0	0	62	62	62	62	42
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Rating (10 max)			4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Doring Bay West Coast	Hell West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	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	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	8	8	5	4	4	5	9	9	9	8	8	8

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