Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

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 (31 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 10AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Aug)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (31 Aug)	4ft (1.2m)	11s
Evening (31 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 31								Tuesday 1								Wednesday 2
	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	2	2	2	1	0	2	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	594	515	497	463	363	315	363	530	694	843	1082	1276	1599	1915	2334	2800	2591	2394	2098	1932	1777	1541	1541	1435
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	WSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	N	W	NW	WNW	SE	SSE	S	WSW	NW	WNW	NW	NW	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide			5:09AM1.96m				5:27PM2.10m				5:42AM1.88m				6:02PM2.01m				6:19AM1.76m				6:43PM1.87m
Low Tide	11:01PM0.23m				11:06AM0.22m				11:33PM0.29m				11:36AM0.30m				00:08AM0.39m				12:11PM0.42m


	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	12	13	14	13	12	12	11	11	11	14	15	13	13	12	12	13	13	15	15	15	14	13
Feels °C	12	10	10	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	10	13	13	11	12	10	10	11	12	14	13	13	12	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	594	515	497	463	363	315	363	530	694	843	1082	1276	1599	1915	2334	2800	2591	2394	2098	1932	1777	1541	1541	1435
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	SSE 10	E 8	E 11	S 7	S 7	SSE 6	E 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	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9
kJ	21	10	5	20	24	24	14	36	34	33	18	18	18	19	18	17	17	17	7	7	7	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 10	E 8	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SE 10	S 10	SSE 6	—	SE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	20	5	11	11	21	37	37	4	2	4	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	62	62	42
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	7	7	7	6	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	4

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