Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

15.4°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 (24 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Aug)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (24 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	11s
Evening (24 Aug)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, strong winds from the E by Wed afternoon).
	Monday 24								Tuesday 25								Wednesday 26
	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	1	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	S 16	SSW 12	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	635	471	471	418	411	449	651	789	1933	1933	2360	2441	2205	1690	1067	1449	1235	998	1069	620	737	767	1092	860
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	WSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	1:36AM1.50m					2:11PM1.56m				2:13AM1.63m				2:40PM1.71m				2:43AM1.75m				3:06PM1.84m
Low Tide			7:52AM0.67m					8:08PM0.71m				8:22AM0.53m				8:38PM0.57m				8:50AM0.41m				9:07PM0.45m


	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	12	14	15	14	13	12	12	12	12	13	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	16	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	13	13	11	14	14	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	13	12	11	11	11	12	12	12	9	9	8	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 16	SW 16	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	635	471	471	418	411	423	423	524	1933	1933	2360	2441	2205	1690	1067	1449	1235	998	1069	361	715	688	603	634
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SE 11	SE 11	—	SSW 16	SSW 16	—	SSW 15	E 13	E 13	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16	S 16
kJ	—	2	2	113	222	449	651	789	5	4	—	838	679	—	392	4	3	254	326	620	737	719	612	386
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 10	SE 11	WSW 11	SE 10	SE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 13	E 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 12
kJ	—	—	—	2	4	230	4	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	3	273	494	431	321	190
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	164	153	278	767	1092	860
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	2	3	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	78	62	62	42	42	24	42	62	302	304	62	62
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point			Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	The Hoek Cape Town	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	9	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	9	9	8	7	6	6	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	5

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