Inner Pool Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Inner Pool surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 25 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 17.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Inner Pool today?

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 8AM is: 1.8m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (25 May)	6ft (1.9m)	14s
Afternoon (25 May)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Evening (25 May)	6.5ft (2.0m)	14s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 25								Tuesday 26								Wednesday 27
	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	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SSW 19	SSW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	1033	1150	1218	1500	1672	1761	1559	1116	991	892	721	563	473	511	511	1149	992	911	834	885	2024	4275	4130	3695
Wind (km/h)	ENE	E	NE	ENE	E	E	NNE	W	W	W	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	W	N	N	NNE	N	WNW	SSE	SSE	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	cross-on	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	off
High Tide	11:14PM1.61m				11:49AM1.40m				00:15AM1.67m				12:47PM1.47m				1:03AM1.74m				1:31PM1.54m
Low Tide			6:02AM0.68m				5:54PM0.68m				6:53AM0.61m				6:44PM0.63m				7:32AM0.54m				7:24PM0.57m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	16	19	20	19	19	19	17	16	15	17	18	17	16	16	16	15	15	17	18	16	16	16
Feels °C	17	15	15	19	19	19	18	17	15	14	13	15	15	16	17	17	17	15	15	18	18	16	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 19	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 17
kJ	1033	1150	1218	1500	1672	1761	1559	1116	991	892	721	563	473	511	511	1149	992	911	834	846	2024	4275	4130	3695
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	SSW 16	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 22	SSW 19	SW 13	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	66	65	44	41	39	38	38	34	34	24	24	14	8	14	151	15	8	8	154	885	732	12	12	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 4	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 7	SE 9	SE 13	ESE 12	E 7	E 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	—	—
kJ	18	18	18	17	17	17	17	8	8	7	17	2	8	8	14	3	6	15	4	6	13	24	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	23	17	19	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dias Beach Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	4	1	3	4	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	5	42	24	0	62	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River	Santos Reef	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	6	5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town	Vleesbaai Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Magna Tubes Eastern Cape (S)
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	6	6	7
Header Global	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Arrawarra Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Angourie Point Australia	Angourie Point Australia	Albatross South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Fare Left French Polynesia	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Fare Left French Polynesia	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Hell South Africa	Dunedin - Cob Cottage New Zealand	Fish Boma South Africa	Hell South Africa	Boneyards South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	9	5	6	6	7	7	7	6	7	7

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