Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

15.9° 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 (16 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 6PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Aug)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Afternoon (16 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Evening (16 Aug)	4ft (1.2m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 16					Monday 17								Tuesday 18
	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)	1	1	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 12	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	168	248	229	565	696	746	1123	1060	919	755	618	431	614	596	647	711	933	1129	1413	1634	1584
Wind (km/h)	SW	S	SE	N	N	NNW	N	N	ESE	SSE	SE	W	NW	WNW	W	WSW	SW	S	SE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				6:02PM2.01m				6:12AM1.78m				6:35PM1.87m				6:44AM1.64m				7:09PM1.71m
Low Tide		11:35AM0.26m				00:03AM0.41m				12:05PM0.38m				00:34AM0.54m				12:34PM0.51m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:02	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	14	14	15	16	16	16	18	19	17	15	15	15	15	15	14	15	14	14	13
Feels °C	15	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	17	17	15	15	14	14	14	15	13	15	12	13	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 12	SW 10	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	168	248	156	565	696	746	1123	1060	919	755	618	431	614	596	647	711	933	1129	1413	1634	1584
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	E 10	SW 15	E 7	E 7	SW 7	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	E 11	SW 16	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	108	106	229	26	26	52	69	90	74	87	108	255	81	81	81	55	55	53	33	32	31
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SW 16	E 7	E 11	E 11	E 8	E 11	—	E 11	—	—	E 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	46	124	28	35	35	48	22	—	21	—	—	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	6	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Santos Reef 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	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	2	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	42	62	62
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	9	7	8	7	6	5	6

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