Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Inner Pool sea temperature is

16.7° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with S swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with S swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 9PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	12s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	3.5ft (1.1m)	11s
Evening (18 Jul)	4ft (1.2m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun afternoon).
	Sat 18					Sunday 19								Monday 20
	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	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	4	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 12	SE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	314	308	225	272	208	230	223	463	503	240	853	1102	1389	730	651	527	496	428	377	359	373
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SSW	SSW	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	NW	WNW	WNW	WSW	SSE	SSE	SE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	glassy
High Tide				6:40PM1.93m				6:51AM1.69m				7:22PM1.82m				7:33AM1.56m					8:06PM1.69m
Low Tide		12:11PM0.31m				00:46AM0.48m				12:48PM0.42m				1:28AM0.60m				1:25PM0.55m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	19	16	15	15	15	15	15	18	17	17	15	14	14	14	13	15	16	15	14	13
Feels °C	15	17	15	15	15	15	14	13	15	11	11	11	10	11	12	12	14	14	13	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SE 10	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	ESE 12	SE 11
kJ	314	308	225	272	208	176	164	463	503	202	136	887	869	730	651	527	496	428	377	359	373
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 10	SW 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	SW 12	SSE 10	SE 9	SE 9	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 9	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	130	133	182	198	188	143	223	158	64	103	33	160	160	177	113	319	319	314	309	204	265
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 11	E 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSE 10	SSE 9	ESE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSW 11	S 17
kJ	33	81	127	121	164	230	150	17	77	49	43	68	31	28	99	16	16	16	16	84	207
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	240	853	1102	1389	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Kleinmond Overberg	Inner Pool Garden Route	Outer 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)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	289	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Brak River	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Groenvlei		Brak River	Dias Beach	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Santos Reef	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3		4	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga 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	Jongensfontein Overberg	Super Tubes Eastern Cape (S)	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whacky Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Double Mouth Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3
Header Global	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Seconds (White Rock) New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Otago Peninsula - Allans Beach New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	White Rock - The Spit New Zealand	Humenga Point New Zealand	Last Chance New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand	Diners Beach New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	8	7	6	6	6	6	6	7	7	7	7	7	7	5	5	5	7	5	5	5	5

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