Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

16.6°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 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 6PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Evening (16 Oct)	4.5ft (1.4m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 16					Saturday 17								Sunday 18
	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)	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	891	734	649	540	463	555	614	603	722	1367	1305	1265	1167	1047	1158	1158	1430	1453	1481	1435	1775
Wind (km/h)	S	SSE	SSW	S	N	NW	W	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SW	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide				6:09PM1.58m				6:46AM1.46m				6:46PM1.43m				7:57AM1.34m					8:07PM1.29m
Low Tide		11:53AM0.74m				00:19AM0.72m				12:30PM0.90m				1:06AM0.86m				1:45PM1.05m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:46	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	7	8	5
Temp °C	23	21	19	18	18	18	17	17	17	16	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	13
Feels °C	22	19	18	19	18	18	18	17	15	14	11	11	12	10	10	11	10	10	9	8	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 13	ESE 6
kJ	891	734	649	540	463	555	614	603	722	1367	1305	1265	1167	1047	1158	1158	1430	1453	1481	1435	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	S 13	E 8	E 8	E 8	SE 5	SE 6
kJ	22	22	22	22	22	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	12	5	5	126	6	6	6	23	32
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 16	E 8	E 8	E 10	—	E 8	E 8	E 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	5	5	2	—	6	6	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 13	S 12	—	—	—	SSW 13
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	663	661	—	—	—	1775
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach) Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	De Kelders Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Lookout Beach Garden Route	Hullets Reef Eastern Cape (S)	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	2	3	4	2	4	4	4	4	2
Distance (km)	2	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	78	7	78	79	2	115	257	2	62	114	249	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Santos Reef	Ding Dangs	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	The Wreck	Brak River	Lookout Beach	Murphys (Buffalo Bay Beach)	Santos Reef	The Wreck		Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Keurbooms		Ding Dangs	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	2	1	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	3		4	4	4		4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	7	6	6	5	4	4	4	4

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