Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

16.1°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 (28 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 7AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 28). 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 (28 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Afternoon (28 Aug)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (28 Aug)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 28								Saturday 29								Sunday 30
	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	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	0	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	0	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SW 14	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	566	476	411	344	335	277	277	227	223	313	251	161	205	164	251	129	315	300	345	738	792	722	408	604
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	W	SSE	S	SSE	ENE	ENE	S	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SW	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	S	SE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	glassy	on	on	glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy
High Tide		3:40AM1.94m				3:58PM2.05m				4:08AM1.99m				4:25PM2.11m				4:38AM2.00m				4:55PM2.13m
Low Tide				9:43AM0.23m				10:02PM0.26m				10:10AM0.19m				10:31PM0.22m				10:37AM0.19m


	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	17	15	19	18	15	15	15	16	15	14	16	17	17	16	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
Feels °C	18	14	13	19	16	15	14	13	17	13	12	14	14	17	14	11	10	11	11	11	12	11	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	S 11	ESE 10	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SW 14	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12
kJ	566	476	411	322	265	194	181	227	223	313	251	161	205	164	251	129	315	300	345	738	792	722	408	604
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SW 13	SSE 11	E 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	E 12	E 11	E 11	SW 13	E 11
kJ	326	302	308	344	335	277	277	151	123	68	68	51	50	136	128	89	153	173	235	65	63	39	163	39
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SSW 16	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 8	E 11	SSE 11	E 11	E 12	E 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	E 11	SSE 10
kJ	11	26	67	70	120	118	154	147	125	118	101	104	108	33	91	93	94	98	69	21	20	20	39	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SSW 3	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	—	—	SSW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1	2	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	3	2	6	—	—	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Santos Reef Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	2	0	0	2	0	60	60	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0	0	2	0	2	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	3	3	3	2	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	The Point (Elands Bay) West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	2	3	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	7	7	8	7	7	5	5	5	5	9	5

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