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 29 Apr 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 19.3° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 4AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Apr)	11ft (3.5m)	13s
Afternoon (29 Apr)	10ft (3.0m)	13s
Evening (29 Apr)	8ft (2.4m)	13s

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 Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wednesday 29								Thursday 30								Friday 1
	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)	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	3	2	3	3	1	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 13	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	2679	1814	3513	3503	3242	2490	2088	1733	1354	1053	847	713	634	3277	3857	3741	3121	2673	2087	1848	1820	1738	1640	1813
Wind (km/h)	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	SE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NNE	SSE	ENE	S	S	SW	W	NW	WNW	WNW	W	S	SE	NNW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide		2:16AM1.93m				2:37PM1.76m				2:48AM1.98m				3:07PM1.81m				3:16AM2.00m				3:35PM1.84m
Low Tide				8:34AM0.36m				8:31PM0.39m				9:00AM0.31m				8:58PM0.35m				9:25AM0.28m				9:25PM0.34m


	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	17	16	15	15	14	13	13	17	19	17	17	17
Feels °C	11	12	12	15	14	13	13	13	13	12	14	16	14	15	14	13	12	11	10	15	17	16	16	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	2679	1814	3513	3503	3242	2490	2088	1733	1354	1053	847	713	550	3277	3857	3741	3121	2673	2087	1848	1820	1738	1640	1813
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSE 14	SSW 16	SSW 15	SW 15	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 9	SW 9	SSW 13	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	E 10
kJ	8	1155	26	44	54	154	154	131	376	553	138	120	634	438	256	186	119	76	53	40	25	24	9	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 16	SSW 16	E 10	E 10	S 18	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	S 16	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 18	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	26	25	8	8	25	51	89	83	129	8	217	210	422	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	8	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Buffalo Bay 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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	62	62	62	24	0	24	0	0	78	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	62	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Herolds Bay	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vleesbaai Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	9	8	9	8	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Whacky Point South Africa	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Haga-Haga South Africa	Glen Eden South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Papatowai New Zealand	Puertecillo Chile	Fish Boma South Africa	Dolphin Point South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Boneyards South Africa	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Amanzimtoti South Africa
Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	8	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	6	7	5	5	5	5	4

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