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Inner Pool surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 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
18.4° 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 12PM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.4m 10s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 11ft (3.5m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Inner Pool. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, strong winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | |
4984 | 3611 | 3507 | 4022 | 3943 | 3846 | 3677 | 3422 | 3078 | 2715 | 2306 | 1978 | 1638 | 1605 | 1374 | 1054 | 817 | 629 | 466 | 1492 | 1780 | 2146 | 2316 | 2257 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | on | on | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:54AM1.45m | 7:54PM1.42m | 8:05AM1.34m | 9:19PM1.41m | 9:47AM1.30m | 10:48PM1.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:11PM0.71m | 1:57AM0.89m | 2:29PM0.79m | 3:58AM0.89m | 4:13PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | 5:40 |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 |
12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 4984 | 3611 | 3507 | 4022 | 3943 | 3846 | 3677 | 3422 | 3078 | 2715 | 2306 | 1978 | 1638 | 1605 | 1374 | 1054 | 817 | 629 | 466 | 293 | 220 | 132 | 2316 | 2257 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SE 11 | E 7 | E 9 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 104 | 422 | 361 | 581 | 567 | 553 | 499 | 479 | 472 | 466 | 459 | 407 | 407 | 336 | 308 | 299 | 212 | 250 | 286 | 332 | 4 | 1 | 69 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | WSW 12 | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 14 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 214 | 209 | 302 | 521 | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 28 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | ENE 4 | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | W 5 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | NW 5 | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 15 | — | — | 8 | 14 | 72 | 1492 | 1780 | 2146 | 31 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 62 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 462 | 118 | 694 | 769 | 258 | 118 | 118 |
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