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 am Thursday 30 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 18.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 4PM is: 2.4m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Apr)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s
Evening (30 Apr)	10ft (3.0m)	16s

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 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30							Friday 1								Saturday 2								Sun 3
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	1	1	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSW 14	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1053	847	713	653	3277	4077	3741	3121	2710	2118	1848	1820	1974	1863	1773	1694	1655	1313	1017	743	629	471	382	297
Wind (km/h)	ENE	W	SSE	S	S	SW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	SE	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	SE	E	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on
High Tide	2:48AM1.98m				3:07PM1.81m				3:16AM2.00m				3:35PM1.84m				3:44AM1.98m				4:03PM1.83m
Low Tide			9:00AM0.31m				8:58PM0.35m				9:25AM0.28m				9:25PM0.34m				9:49AM0.28m				9:52PM0.36m


	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07
	—	—	—	—	5:51	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—	5:47
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	16	18	17	16	15	14	13	13	17	18	17	16	18	18	18	18	22	23	21	20	20	19
Feels °C	14	14	15	17	15	14	14	12	11	11	15	16	16	14	16	15	14	15	20	21	18	18	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	1053	847	713	550	3277	4077	3741	3121	2710	2118	1848	1820	1974	1863	1773	1694	1655	1313	1017	743	629	471	382	297
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SW 9	SW 11	SSW 14	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SE 11	SSE 11	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	E 10	SE 9	E 10	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11
kJ	553	123	166	653	438	256	186	119	76	54	40	25	24	9	2	3	2	184	285	327	248	295	240	235
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	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	E 10	E 10	S 15	S 15	SSE 15	S 14	SSE 15	SSE 15	SW 18
kJ	8	217	207	422	8	7	7	7	7	8	8	8	8	2	2	2	8	113	109	72	107	42	42	81
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs 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	Outer Pool Garden Route	Dias Beach 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	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	2	2
Distance (km)	5	0	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	42	24	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Herolds Bay	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Dias Beach	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Herolds Bay	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Jongensfontein Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	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	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Morgans Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Puertecillo Chile	Dolphin Point South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Saint Leu Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Boneyards South Africa	Brak River South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Bilgola Beach Australia	Bullies Australia	Cape St Martin South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	6	7	7	7	6	5	5	9	9	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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