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 1 am Wednesday 27 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 18.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 8AM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (27 May)	7ft (2.1m)	19s
Evening (27 May)	8ft (2.5m)	17s

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. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 27								Thursday 28								Friday 29
	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)	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	1109	1099	1099	1006	2218	4183	4083	3695	3220	2928	3499	4367	4664	4883	4821	4390	3651	3431	2803	2626	2313	2151	1913	1614
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	NNW	NNE	SSE	SSE	W	WNW	WNW	NNW	W	NE	SE	SSE	NW	WNW	W	WNW	WNW	SW	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide	1:03AM1.74m				1:31PM1.54m				1:43AM1.79m					2:09PM1.61m				2:18AM1.83m				2:43PM1.67m
Low Tide			7:32AM0.54m				7:24PM0.57m					8:04AM0.48m			7:59PM0.53m					8:33AM0.42m				8:31PM0.49m


	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	17	19	17	17	16	16	16	16	18	18	17	17	16	16	15	15	17	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	16	16	16	17	19	17	18	16	16	16	17	18	18	17	17	14	14	13	14	18	16	15	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14
kJ	1109	1099	1099	1006	2218	4183	4083	3695	3220	2928	3499	4367	4664	4883	4821	4390	3651	3431	2803	2626	2313	2151	1913	1614
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 18	SW 13	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	ESE 6
kJ	8	4	4	839	688	12	12	12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	88	106	102	99	97	126
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	6	6	6	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	188
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs 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	Ding Dangs 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	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	115	62	62	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Outer Pool	Dias Beach	Dias Beach	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	5	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Big Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4
Header Global	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Haapiti French Polynesia	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Fullers United States	Otago Peninsula - Pipikaretu New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dolphin Point South Africa	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	El Olon de Ilo Peru	Maraa French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia	Haapiti French Polynesia
Rating (10 max)	7	7	9	9	7	8	6	6	9	9	9	7	9	8	7	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5

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