Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

17.0°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 (20 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 6AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	11s
Evening (20 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon).
	Tuesday 20								Wednesday 21								Thursday 22
	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)	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	2	3	3	2	3	2	1	2	2	4	3	3	2	1	2	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	604	493	485	431	396	476	572	669	995	1521	1854	2515	2233	1934	1513	2457	2251	1617	1017	1951	1072	1151	1596	973
Wind (km/h)	W	NNW	NE	ESE	ESE	SE	SW	NE	NNW	NW	NW	SW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	W	W	SW	SW	SW	SW	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide	11:01PM1.29m				12:04PM1.47m				00:22AM1.42m				12:47PM1.63m				1:04AM1.57m				1:20PM1.80m
Low Tide			5:28AM0.90m				6:26PM0.87m				6:25AM0.77m				7:04PM0.70m				7:03AM0.63m				7:36PM0.52m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	14	16	17	16	15	14	15	16	19	19	18	17	16	16	15	15	16	17	17	16	16	15
Feels °C	12	12	13	14	14	13	11	14	13	14	15	14	13	12	12	12	11	12	12	12	11	11	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11	SSW 11
kJ	604	493	485	431	396	476	572	669	995	1521	1854	2515	49	47	32	1513	1380	17	17	1197	18	20	1087	973
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 10	ESE 10	—	—	—	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	18	18	18	10	23	22	21	20	20	20	52	55	—	—	—	27	16	2	1	17	—	—	22	20
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2233	1934	1513	2457	2251	1617	1017	1951	1072	1151	1596	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Outer Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	3	3	4	3	4	4	2	4	4	3	3	4	3	1	4	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	62	62	62	2	0	0	0	2	2	115	115	2	2	0	0	0	2	330	2	2	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma	Santos Reef	The Wreck	The Wreck	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Outer Pool	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef		Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4		3	4	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Kalk Bay Reef Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Santos Reef Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Cape St Martin West Coast	Paranoia Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	9	5	4	5	5	4	3	3	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	7	7	8	7	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	5	6	5	5	6	6

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