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 Friday 15 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 17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 10PM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 1.3m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 May)	-	-
Afternoon (15 May)	8ft (2.5m)	14s
Evening (15 May)	8ft (2.4m)	14s

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. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 15			Saturday 16								Sunday 17								Mon 18
	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)	4	4	4	3	3	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	SW 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	2452	2103	1877	1487	1349	1060	871	723	625	544	461	380	348	282	282	189	231	195	265	299	250	295	295	479
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSW	N	NE	NE	NE	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNW	NW	NW	SW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	E	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on
High Tide	2:39PM1.88m				2:54AM2.14m				3:21PM1.94m				3:36AM2.16m				4:05PM1.96m				4:19AM2.11m
Low Tide			8:36PM0.25m				9:11AM0.12m				9:18PM0.22m				9:51AM0.11m				10:00PM0.23m				10:32AM0.15m


	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—
	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	16	16	15	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	18	20	20	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	19
Feels °C	16	18	16	15	15	13	15	16	16	16	18	17	17	16	19	17	18	17	17	17	17	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15
kJ	2452	2103	1877	1487	1349	1060	871	723	625	544	461	380	348	282	282	189	231	141	265	299	250	295	295	479
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 13
kJ	338	357	445	1092	1123	852	827	683	563	437	352	224	213	60	51	51	47	47	138	133	171	134	212	158
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	ESE 6	ESE 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 13	SW 14	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SW 6
kJ	193	193	291	467	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	34	56	147	119	137	166	195	44	44	33	23	23	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	E 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	2	24	24	62	62	62	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	62
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	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
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles 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
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Header Global	The Hoek South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Cape St Martin South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Barbel Point South Africa	Luna Park Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Easter Reef Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Saint Leu Reunion	Moss Landing United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Boners United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Bali Village Indonesia	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak United States	Boners United States	Cojo United States	Bali Village Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	6	5	5	5	4	5	6	9	9	7	4	4	5	8	7	4

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