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Inner Pool surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 11 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.1° 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: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 May) | 21ft (6.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Inner Pool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the WNW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | |
2853 | 2813 | 2227 | 1499 | 2373 | 6177 | 14806 | 16171 | 7787 | 6823 | 6007 | 8148 | 6477 | 4519 | 5647 | 3540 | 3912 | 4359 | 5449 | 6012 | 6141 | 5077 | 5259 | 3010 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.37m | 11:54PM1.63m | 12:25PM1.50m | 00:44AM1.79m | 1:14PM1.64m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29AM0.77m | 5:31PM0.70m | 6:27AM0.61m | 6:26PM0.58m | 7:12AM0.44m | 7:12PM0.45m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
 kJ | 2853 | 2813 | 2227 | 1499 | 478 | 51 | 7500 | 8015 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 5307 | 4381 | 3861 | 3447 | 29 | 62 | 78 | 49 | — | — | — | 3895 | 3010 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — | — | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 69 | 103 | 74 | 72 | 72 | — | 52 | 23 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 3 | NW 4 | WSW 11 | SW 13 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | — |
| kJ | 24 | 10 | 6 | 21 | 2373 | 6177 | 14806 | 16171 | 7787 | 6823 | 6007 | 8148 | 6477 | 4519 | 5647 | 3540 | 3912 | 4359 | 5449 | 6012 | 6141 | 5077 | 5259 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 847 | 24 | 24 | 553 | 550 | 690 | 718 | 78 | 337 | 724 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 330 | 330 | 419 | 419 | 419 | 338 | 337 | 0 | 0 |
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