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 pm Thursday 14 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 17.9° 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 12AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 May)	10ft (3.0m)	14s
Afternoon (15 May)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (15 May)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s

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. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thu 14			Friday 15								Saturday 16								Sun 17
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	S 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	SW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1261	1008	822	940	2895	3340	3288	2487	2452	2103	1877	1487	1349	1060	871	723	625	636	535	446	348	282	282	284
Wind (km/h)	S	NNW	NW	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	SSW	S	ENE	NE	NE	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	N	N	N	NNE	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross
High Tide					2:12AM2.07m				2:39PM1.88m				2:54AM2.14m				3:21PM1.94m				3:36AM2.16m
Low Tide		7:55PM0.33m					8:32AM0.19m				8:36PM0.25m				9:11AM0.12m				9:18PM0.22m				9:51AM0.11m


	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—
	5:38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	18	18	17	17	16	18	19	17	16	16	15	15	15	16	18	17	17	18	18	18	19	22	23
Feels °C	16	16	16	15	15	14	16	17	15	16	16	14	14	13	14	16	16	16	18	17	17	17	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 14	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	1261	1008	822	732	2895	3340	3288	2487	2452	2103	1877	1487	1349	1060	871	723	625	636	535	446	348	282	282	284
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	S 14	S 14	S 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	SW 13
kJ	32	146	407	940	94	69	76	422	338	357	406	1092	1033	852	827	683	504	437	352	224	185	41	42	199
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 6
kJ	32	31	31	68	—	167	76	165	193	193	291	467	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	36	50	147	119	44
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	ESE 5	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	20	45	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	24	42	24	43	62	62	24	2	0	0	0	0	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Dias Beach	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Header Global	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	J-Bay South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Dias Beach South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Cyclops Australia	Eerste Steen South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Van Stadens Mouth South Africa	Bullies Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Beach Road South Africa	Moss Landing United States	Trial Harbour Australia	Fullers United States
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	8

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