Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 7 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

16.5° 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 (16 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 12PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Jul)	7ft (2.2m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Jul)	6.5ft (2.0m)	13s
Evening (16 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 16							Friday 17								Saturday 18
	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)	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	S 12	S 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2323	2141	1686	1408	1261	1067	891	921	977	1029	866	725	604	496	416	327	286	221	276	370	373	266	225
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	SSW	SSW	SW	W	WNW	NW	NNW	SSE	S	E	N	NW	W	WNW	WNW	WSW	S	SSE	S	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	4:50AM1.99m					5:18PM2.05m				5:32AM1.92m				5:59PM2.02m				6:12AM1.82m				6:40PM1.93m
Low Tide			10:58AM0.17m					11:24PM0.31m				11:35AM0.22m				00:05AM0.38m				12:11PM0.31m


	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:40	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	16	17	16	15	14	13	14	14	16	17	16	15	16	16	16	16	17	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	14	14	15	16	15	14	13	12	14	13	17	17	16	15	16	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SSW 10	SW 10	S 12	S 12	SW 10	SW 10	SW 9	SW 9
kJ	2323	2141	1686	1408	1261	1067	891	921	977	1029	866	725	604	496	416	327	286	221	276	370	373	266	179
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	S 13	S 13	S 13	SW 10	SW 10	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 10
kJ	48	49	50	50	54	57	57	57	56	56	55	54	33	33	88	125	209	160	181	262	178	195	225
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 14	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	36	33	33	33	33	32	32	79	158	202
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Heaven West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa East Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	7	8	5	5	5	6	6	6	9	9	6	8	7	6	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5

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