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 Sunday 17 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 17.5° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 11PM is: 0.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (17 May)	-	-
Afternoon (17 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	11s
Evening (17 May)	2.5ft (0.7m)	14s

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 7mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the E by Tue night).
	Sun 17			Monday 18								Tuesday 19								Wed 20
	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)	2	1	2	2	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 13	SW 13	SE 8	SE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	231	195	265	299	250	295	290	299	543	597	669	336	530	594	322	645	1005	1261	1114	920	861	1194	1204	1183
Wind (km/h)	SW	WSW	WNW	NW	WNW	NNW	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	4:05PM1.96m				4:19AM2.11m				4:49PM1.94m					5:04AM2.00m				5:36PM1.87m				5:52AM1.86m
Low Tide			10:00PM0.23m				10:32AM0.15m				10:44PM0.30m					11:15AM0.24m				11:32PM0.42m				12:00PM0.36m


	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—
	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	1	—	1	1	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	17	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	18	18	17	18	19	19	18	18	17	18	18	19	20
Feels °C	17	17	18	18	18	18	18	17	16	15	16	15	17	16	16	15	15	13	14	14	16	16	18	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	S 11	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 13	S 8	SW 12	SE 8	SSE 8	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	SE 9	ESE 9
kJ	231	141	265	299	250	295	290	299	543	597	669	169	256	594	322	290	205	205	136	106	103	769	571	825
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	SW 13	SSE 11	SW 12	SW 13	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SW 12	E 8	SW 12
kJ	45	47	138	133	171	134	212	158	139	101	70	336	13	248	282	75	71	118	113	108	104	96	302	71
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 14	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 6	SSW 16	S 18	S 6	SE 16	SSE 11	SSE 16	SSE 15	SE 15	—	—	—	SSW 10	SSW 10	SSW 9	SSE 12	SW 12	SSW 9
kJ	166	195	44	32	20	20	21	203	6	18	10	25	24	44	54	—	—	—	19	18	17	101	72	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 6	ESE 6	SE 8	—	ESE 7	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	35	39	72	141	530	—	206	645	1005	1261	1114	920	861	1194	1204	1183
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	62	249	62	62	42	42	24	42	62	304	62	62	62	62	62	24	62	62
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point
Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	3	3		3	3	4	4	3	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	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	Fish Boma Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Cape St Martin West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4
Header Global	Fullers United States	Steamer Lane-The Point United States	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Balephetrish (Tiree) United Kingdom	Steamer Lane-Middle Peak United States	Boners United States	Ghost Tree United States	Beach Road South Africa	Cortez Bank United States	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Black Rock Australia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bankvaults Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Afife Portugal	Cavalos de Fao Portugal	Arrifana Portugal	Achadas Da Cruz Portugal	Itaúna Brazil
Rating (10 max)	8	6	4	4	5	7	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5

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