Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

14.9°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 (20 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 12PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (20 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (20 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 20							Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	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)	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	E 8	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1474	1327	1200	976	821	732	591	512	437	374	324	314	236	232	224	364	315	262	167	295	286	247	243
Wind (km/h)	NNW	WSW	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	NE	ENE	SSW	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off
High Tide				12:02PM1.27m				00:17AM1.31m				1:08PM1.44m				1:13AM1.46m				1:39PM1.61m
Low Tide	4:50AM0.99m					6:19PM1.02m				6:39AM0.86m				7:13PM0.86m				7:19AM0.71m				7:44PM0.69m


	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	18	18	18	17	16	16	16	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	18	20	25	28	26	24	21
Feels °C	15	16	17	17	17	17	16	16	16	15	17	16	14	13	14	15	18	21	25	27	24	25	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	1474	1327	1200	976	821	732	591	512	437	374	324	314	236	232	224	176	192	154	167	172	176	181	178
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	134	109	112	90	90	90	66	66	70	70	65	89	74	123	121	179	176	176	142	295	286	247	243
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	S 17	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	9	9	8	—	—	—	—	—	165	160	107	120	6	5	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 5	E 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	—	E 8	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	70	50	133	144	145	364	315	262	—	258	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Hawston Overberg	Gordons Bay Harbour Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	4	4	1	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	78	62	42	24	7	0	0	24	257	278	304	62	42	42	24	24	24	5	62	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth				Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3				2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kleinemonde Eastern Cape (S)	Beach Road Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	5	8	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	4	5	5	6	8	9	5	6	5	5	9	9	9	8

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