Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

16.6° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 11s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 6PM is: 2.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 21s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	6ft (1.9m)	11s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	11s
Evening (23 Jul)	7.5ft (2.3m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).
	Thu 23					Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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	3	1	3	4	5	5	5	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	961	1452	1401	1672	2208	7866	7446	6486	5138	3410	2813	2589	2374	1879	1538	1370	1449	1551	1597	1385	1299
Wind (km/h)	NW	W	SW	SW	W	W	WNW	NW	NE	ESE	E	NE	NW	WNW	WNW	NNW	E	E	E	ENE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide	10:52AM1.25m					11:35PM1.44m				12:33PM1.30m				00:51AM1.48m				1:39PM1.40m
Low Tide			4:42PM0.88m					6:22AM0.83m				6:21PM0.87m				7:24AM0.74m				7:28PM0.80m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	1	2	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	13	13	13	14	13	13	13	14	15	14	14	14	14	13	13	15	16	15	15	15
Feels °C	13	8	7	8	12	11	11	12	12	13	12	13	13	13	12	12	13	13	13	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 12	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12
kJ	961	1193	94	1351	1652	7866	7446	6486	5138	3410	2813	2589	2374	1879	1538	1370	1449	1551	1597	1385	1299
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 12	ESE 12	S 21	SSW 20	SSW 18	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	SSE 8	SE 8	SE 7	SE 11	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10
kJ	127	96	81	640	2208	55	54	53	50	126	110	75	58	65	67	42	41	76	102	82	68
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 8	—	ESE 12	SE 12	SE 12	—	SE 12	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	5	6	—	94	69	68	—	65	60	60	48	31	58	30	29	12	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4
kJ	—	1452	1401	1672	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	7
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	5	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	7	78	2	0	0	0	0	24	62	62	5	0	0	0	0	5	62	62	62	24
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	7	9	9	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	5	9	9	9	7	7	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	9	9	8	9	8	6	6	7	5	5	6	5	6	5

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