Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

16.8° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 4AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (18 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	4	2	3	2	2	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	327	296	268	314	308	196	246	208	230	223	463	403	869	375	747	1311	683	778	615	517	428	347	359	365
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	WNW	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	NNW	NNE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide			6:12AM1.82m				6:40PM1.93m				6:51AM1.69m				7:22PM1.82m				7:33AM1.56m					8:06PM1.69m
Low Tide	00:05AM0.38m				12:11PM0.31m				00:46AM0.48m				12:48PM0.42m				1:28AM0.60m				1:25PM0.55m


	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	18	19	17	16	16	15	15	15	17	20	15	15	14	14	14	14	16	17	15	14	14
Feels °C	15	14	14	17	17	16	17	16	15	15	14	15	16	11	12	11	12	12	13	16	15	13	12	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 10	SSW 10	S 12	S 12	S 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SW 9	SW 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 12	ESE 12
kJ	327	296	268	314	308	196	246	208	172	126	463	403	455	130	154	767	683	778	615	517	428	341	359	365
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 13	S 13	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 13	SW 12	SSE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SW 12	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 12	SE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	125	161	160	130	133	182	198	188	230	223	158	83	95	112	33	150	181	134	314	314	359	347	200	255
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 11	SSE 11	E 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 11	S 17
kJ	33	33	33	33	81	127	121	202	143	187	17	80	73	50	41	32	28	99	16	16	16	8	84	142
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 8	SW 9	SW 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	869	375	747	1311	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	2	4	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	62	42	62
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Barbel Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	8	7	6	6	5	6	6	5	5	5

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