Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 05 Oct 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 (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 10AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Evening (05 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Tue morning, calm by Tue night).
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	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)	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2	2	1	0	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	2	0	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 7	SSW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	826	756	649	555	538	609	442	486	503	488	320	820	1120	5970	1552	3604	3439	3486	3097	2773	1994	2111	2146	2581
Wind (km/h)	N	N	N	ENE	NE	SE	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	N	NE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on
High Tide	11:01PM1.42m				12:00PM1.55m				00:34AM1.55m				1:02PM1.75m				1:27AM1.70m				1:45PM1.92m
Low Tide			5:49AM0.81m				6:39PM0.74m				6:53AM0.66m				7:30PM0.55m				7:36AM0.51m					8:07PM0.40m


	—	6:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	20	22	26	27	23	20	18	18	15	16	14	17	15	14	14	14	13	14	15	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	20	19	21	25	26	22	19	16	17	12	11	5	8	7	8	10	12	12	12	11	10	9	9	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SSW 17	E 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SSW 15
kJ	428	450	471	436	388	449	436	337	300	248	248	211	1120	192	1552	3604	3439	3486	3097	2773	1994	2111	2146	2581
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—	E 9	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 9	S 8	S 8	E 10
kJ	826	756	649	555	538	609	442	486	503	488	320	—	212	235	200	163	122	92	92	68	252	118	80	96
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 20	SSW 18	SW 16	SW 17	SW 15	—	—	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	E 10	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	15	32	41	75	34	—	—	264	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	70	94	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 9	—	WSW 3	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4	SW 7	SW 9	SW 17	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 10	ESE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	477	—	1	2	5	24	820	1052	5970	906	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	235	37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Kaaimans River Mouth Garden Route	Eastern Beach Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Ntylonyane (Breezy Point) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Long Beach Cape Town	Bikini Beach (Gordon's Bay) Cape Town	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Humewood Eastern Cape (S)	Pringle Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	6	3	4	4	4	4	5	3	4	5	1
Distance (km)	0	5	5	24	5	62	0	0	0	2	43	550	670	351	302	0	0	0	0	62	325	305	62	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Kaaimans River Mouth					Dias Beach	Brak River	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point			Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3					4	5	6	5	5			5	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Kei Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Heaven West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Stompneus West Coast	Sea Vista Eastern Cape (S)	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	6	4	4	7	6	5	5	4	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	7	9	9	8	6	6

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