Inner Pool surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 11 May 2026 SAST
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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
18.1° 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 1PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)11ft (3.5m)13s
Evening (11 May)21ft (6.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Tue afternoon).

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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)
2
1
0
0
3
8
8
9
9
3
7
6
5
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
5
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
3.5
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
6.5
WSW
14
6
SW
14
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SSW
13
5
SW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3068
2124
1524
3632
6450
15456
14080
12920
10745
6789
8135
6377
4333
4100
3385
3776
4920
5190
6107
6141
7176
3959
3230
2646
Wind (km/h)
30
NNW
40
NNW
60
NW
75
WNW
45
WNW
30
W
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WNW
15
NNW
20
W
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
11:21AM1.37m
11:54PM1.63m
12:25PM1.50m
00:44AM1.79m
1:14PM1.64m
1:29AM1.94m
Low Tide
5:29AM0.77m
5:31PM0.70m
6:27AM0.61m
6:26PM0.58m
7:12AM0.44m
7:12PM0.45m
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light rain
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heavy rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
7:15
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5:40
5:39
5:39
5:38
6
5
1
3
13
3
2
4
7
Temp °C
12
14
18
20
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
14
5
5
6
6
9
13
12
14
14
11
12
14
14
10
10
9
8
8
8
10
10
11
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
14
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
0.1
SE
12
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.3
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.3
SSE
9
4
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
3068
2124
1524
72
51
7848
7301
6795
6354
5
5307
4056
3621
3404
14
25
40
21
17
5077
3959
3230
2646
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
13
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.1
E
9
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
103
74
72
2
52
52
23
22
6
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
6
6
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
4
1
NW
4
3.5
WSW
13
4.5
SW
13
6.5
WSW
14
6
SW
14
6
SW
13
5.5
SW
13
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
13
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
4.5
SW
13
4.5
SSW
13
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
14
35
3632
6450
15456
14080
12920
10745
6789
8135
6377
4333
4100
3385
3776
4920
5190
6107
6141
7176
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
3
4
3
2
9
9
9
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
24
42
553
679
686
700
78
0
0
2
0
0
0
330
330
330
419
419
338
337
337
0
0
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
9
9
9
6
9
9
6
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
4
4
4
3
2
9
9
9
6
9
9
9
5
4
5
8
9
5
4
5
4
9
8
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
6
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
7
6
5
9
8
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