Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 am 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

14.9°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 (21 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Afternoon (21 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s
Evening (21 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 21								Tuesday 22								Wednesday 23
	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	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	E 7	E 7	E 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 8	ESE 8	SW 11	E 8	SE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	512	437	374	324	314	272	232	224	179	331	274	225	299	286	247	273	268	182	176	163	176	147	137	247
Wind (km/h)	SE	E	NE	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	ENE	NNE	SSE	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	S	SSE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	cross	on	on
High Tide	00:17AM1.31m				1:08PM1.44m				1:13AM1.46m				1:39PM1.61m				1:47AM1.62m					2:05PM1.78m
Low Tide			6:39AM0.86m				7:13PM0.86m				7:19AM0.71m				7:44PM0.69m				7:49AM0.56m					8:12PM0.53m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	18	18	17	16	16	16	17	19	25	28	25	21	22	19	16	16	17	17	16	16	16
Feels °C	16	16	16	17	16	14	14	14	15	17	19	25	27	26	22	22	18	13	14	16	16	15	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SW 11
kJ	512	437	374	324	314	272	232	224	179	176	168	149	139	143	136	117	121	147	155	163	176	147	137	71
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSE 10
kJ	66	70	70	70	89	74	123	121	165	176	142	142	299	286	247	273	268	182	176	140	140	137	92	33
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 7	SSE 13	SSE 12	S 12	SSE 12	S 11	S 11	S 6	SSE 10
kJ	6	9	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	160	123	120	5	10	15	15	33	50	46	45	62	36	28	33
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 4	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	—	—	—	WSW 2	SW 3	SW 3	SW 3	WSW 3	—	S 6	SE 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	94	49	91	106	160	331	274	225	208	—	—	—	1	2	3	2	2	—	88	247
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Hawston Overberg	Koeel Bay Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay 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	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	24	62	278	304	62	62	42	24	24	42	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	42	62
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3			2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	1	1	2	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	The Hoek Cape Town	Koeel Bay Overberg	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Vleesbaai Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Leftovers Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	2	3	2	2	2	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	4	6	7	9	5	6	5	9	9	8	9	9	8	8	9	7	6	6	5	5

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