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 1 pm Wednesday 20 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 17.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 6PM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 May)	7.5ft (2.3m)	8s
Afternoon (20 May)	8ft (2.4m)	8s
Evening (20 May)	8ft (2.5m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
	Wed 20					Thursday 21								Friday 22								Sat 23
	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	5 AM	8 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	1	1	1	2	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	670	771	828	817	976	893	547	524	468	468	414	346	286	202	188	249	246	227	298	295	288	283	268	407
Wind (km/h)	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NE	N	NW	WSW	SSW	S	WNW	NW	NNW	WNW	NW	W	WSW	W	WNW	W	WNW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				6:28PM1.78m				6:45AM1.68m				7:27PM1.68m				7:47AM1.52m					8:37PM1.60m
Low Tide		12:00PM0.36m				00:27AM0.55m				12:52PM0.50m				1:37AM0.69m				1:57PM0.63m					3:11AM0.76m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—
	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	5:32
mm	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	20	20	19	19	18	19	19	21	22	18	17	17	17	17	17	19	20	17	17	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	16	18	17	16	18	16	18	18	21	20	18	17	16	17	16	16	15	15	13	15	15	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 7	SW 14
kJ	670	71	50	50	704	623	547	524	468	468	414	346	286	202	167	133	121	99	76	295	288	283	102	407
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 12	SE 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 12	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	S 6	SSW 14	SSW 7
kJ	101	40	47	43	71	80	77	71	118	114	108	98	96	69	188	249	246	227	298	58	43	52	268	77
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SSW 9	SSE 12	SSE 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	S 22	S 8	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20	SSW 19	SW 5	SW 6	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	E 8	E 8	E 8
kJ	73	8	14	14	35	31	18	12	9	5	44	76	127	125	17	15	61	61	61	43	57	29	29	18
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	—	—	—	SW 3	SW 4	WSW 4	—	SW 5	WSW 6	WSW 6	SW 6	SW 6	SW 5	SW 5	SW 7	—	—
kJ	—	771	828	817	976	893	—	—	—	—	2	6	12	—	28	47	22	52	49	23	23	49	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool 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	Dias Beach Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2
Distance (km)	42	62	42	60	24	24	5	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	5	78	7	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Herolds Bay	Brak River	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	The Wreck	Brak River	Brak River	Brak River	Herolds Bay	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Vleesbaai Overberg	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Reunion Durban/KZN South	The Hoek Cape Town	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	7	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	6

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