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 7 pm Saturday 16 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 17.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Afternoon (17 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (17 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).
	Sat 16			Sunday 17								Monday 18								Tue 19
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 13	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	714	544	546	541	348	282	282	233	231	195	265	299	250	295	290	250	543	597	451	404	383	569	559	513
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	NE	NW	NW	WNW	SW	SSW	SSW	W	W	W	WNW	NW	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	3:21PM1.94m				3:36AM2.16m				4:05PM1.96m				4:19AM2.11m				4:49PM1.94m					5:04AM2.00m
Low Tide			9:18PM0.22m				9:51AM0.11m				10:00PM0.23m				10:32AM0.15m				10:44PM0.30m					11:15AM0.24m


	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—
	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	2	3	2	2
Temp °C	17	18	18	18	18	18	20	19	18	17	17	17	17	18	19	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	18
Feels °C	15	18	18	17	16	16	18	17	18	18	18	17	17	19	20	18	18	16	16	14	14	16	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SSE 7	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	714	544	546	541	348	282	282	233	231	141	265	299	250	295	290	250	543	597	189	404	383	569	559	513
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 6	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	563	437	352	224	213	147	119	39	45	47	138	133	171	134	212	158	103	38	451	336	256	252	277	290
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ESE 5	SW 14	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SW 12	SW 13	SW 14	ESE 7	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	SSW 16	S 6	S 12	S 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 15	SE 15	SSE 14
kJ	—	—	12	114	29	30	32	137	106	195	45	33	30	20	20	203	26	101	70	40	25	44	54	75
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 3	ESE 4	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 4	ESE 6	ESE 5	SSE 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 6
kJ	5	5	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4	13	44	137	77	50	96	79	16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay 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	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	4	4	3
Distance (km)	62	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	62	62	62	62	42	42	62	62
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	5	4	4	4	6	9	9	7	4	4	5	7	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5

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