Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

17.1°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 (21 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 1PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Oct)	8ft (2.5m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s
Evening (21 Oct)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu morning, calm by Fri morning).
	Wednesday 21							Thursday 22								Friday 23
	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	3	3	2	1	3	2	4	4	1	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1447	1824	2445	2341	1934	2499	1336	2251	1828	1204	1396	747	1256	1128	1110	1351	1594	1776	1665	1401	1271	917	828
Wind (km/h)	WNW	NW	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SW	W	WNW	WNW	NE	E	ESE	E	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	glassy	on	on	on	on	on
High Tide				12:47PM1.63m				1:04AM1.57m				1:20PM1.80m				1:39AM1.73m				1:51PM1.97m
Low Tide		6:25AM0.77m				7:04PM0.70m				7:03AM0.63m				7:36PM0.52m				7:36AM0.49m					8:06PM0.36m


	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:49	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:51	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	22	18	17	16	15	15	15	16	17	16	16	15	15	14	14	14	16	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	15	15	17	13	12	12	11	12	13	12	11	11	11	11	12	12	13	14	14	14	14	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SW 11	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11
kJ	1447	1824	2445	49	32	1513	16	1403	1193	17	9	255	9	11	1110	1351	1594	1776	1665	1401	1271	917	828
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	ESE 10	—	—	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	12	58	55	—	—	32	2	17	17	—	—	9	—	—	11	10	10	10	9	9	9	9	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 9	SW 11	SW 11	—	—	—	—	—	SE 10	—	E 4	ENE 4
kJ	—	—	—	2341	1934	2499	1336	2251	1828	1204	1396	747	1256	1128	—	—	—	—	—	47	—	10	13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Albatross Eastern Cape (S)	Muizenberg Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Cemetery Cape Town	The Wedge Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	5	4	4	4	2	4	4	2	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	258	337	114	2	2	0	0	2	330	114	2	2	0	0	0	0	62	262	62	62	24
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Fish Boma			The Wreck	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Santos Reef		The Wedge	Santos Reef	Santos Reef	Brak River	Brak River	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point		Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	4	4			4	4	3	4	5	3		3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Stompneus West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gansbaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	6	4	4	9	5	7	5	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	7	5	6	6	6	5	8	8	5	5	5	5

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