Inner Pool surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 Apr 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
19.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 6AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 29°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
1.2
SW
9
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
903
609
514
418
326
293
290
258
215
215
235
230
199
237
164
127
159
129
92
120
157
220
737
1202
Wind (km/h)
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
25
NNW
20
SW
10
SSW
0
WSW
0
NNW
5
W
10
SW
0
SW
10
SSE
10
SE
15
SSE
35
WSW
30
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
High Tide
9:30AM1.36m
10:39PM1.47m
11:25AM1.37m
00:06AM1.59m
12:40PM1.48m
Low Tide
3:24AM0.86m
4:12PM0.81m
5:39AM0.79m
5:51PM0.74m
6:48AM0.65m
6:49PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:58
5:57
5:55
1
Temp °C
17
18
19
23
26
26
22
23
24
24
23
29
25
20
18
18
18
17
17
19
20
18
16
15
15
15
16
21
25
25
22
23
24
22
21
25
22
19
19
19
18
16
19
19
19
17
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.5
ESE
7
1.5
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.2
ESE
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
SW
10
0.7
E
10
0.8
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
E
9
0.7
E
9
0.6
E
9
Energy kJ
903
231
257
284
326
293
290
258
215
215
235
230
199
237
164
127
99
129
92
120
157
101
73
54
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
7
1.5
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.8
SSW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.1
S
17
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
E
9
0.6
SW
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
9
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
Energy kJ
247
609
514
418
278
263
210
170
167
190
171
150
6
119
116
112
159
94
65
117
106
21
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
9
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
16
0.5
SW
6
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
Energy kJ
9
8
8
8
17
5
6
6
5
6
25
24
16
22
22
20
20
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
7
0.3
N
2
0.2
NNW
3
0.9
SW
11
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
6
1.2
SW
9
2.3
SW
8
2.5
SW
9
Energy kJ
381
1
1
179
8
33
220
737
1202
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
Distance (km)
24
24
24
24
5
62
24
0
0
0
0
24
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
62
2
114
419
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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