Inner Pool surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 16 May 2026 SAST
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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
17.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 3AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
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)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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)
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
714
544
546
541
348
282
282
233
231
195
265
299
250
295
290
250
543
597
451
404
383
569
559
513
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NW
5
E
10
ESE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
25
E
20
E
25
E
25
E
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
3:21PM1.94m
3:36AM2.16m
4:05PM1.96m
4:19AM2.11m
4:49PM1.94m
5:04AM2.00m
Low Tide
9:18PM0.22m
9:51AM0.11m
10:00PM0.23m
10:32AM0.15m
10:44PM0.30m
11:15AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:36
5:35
1
1
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
17
18
18
18
18
18
20
19
18
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
15
18
18
17
16
16
18
17
18
18
18
17
17
19
20
18
18
16
16
14
14
16
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.5
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
8
1.7
S
8
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
8
2
SSE
8
Energy kJ
714
544
546
541
348
282
282
233
231
141
265
299
250
295
290
250
543
597
189
404
383
569
559
513
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
6
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
563
437
352
224
213
147
119
39
45
47
138
133
171
134
212
158
103
38
451
336
256
252
277
290
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
5
0.6
SW
14
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
13
0.7
SW
14
0.7
ESE
7
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
S
6
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
15
0.4
SE
15
0.4
SSE
14
Energy kJ
12
114
29
30
32
137
106
195
45
33
30
20
20
203
26
101
70
40
25
44
54
75
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.7
E
5
0.4
SE
4
0.4
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
5
1.3
SSE
6
1.1
E
6
0.9
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.2
E
5
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
5
5
21
4
13
44
137
77
50
96
79
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
Distance (km)
62
24
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
62
62
62
62
62
42
42
62
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
5
4
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
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