Inner Pool Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Inner Pool surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 SAST

Forecast 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 17.9° 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 11PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 May)	-	-
Afternoon (23 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Evening (23 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 23			Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tue 26
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SSW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	331	519	172	188	206	189	398	347	290	290	318	1019	1150	1218	1533	1835	1956	1712	1319	1069	892	721	563	645
Wind (km/h)	SSE	N	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	ENE	ESE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ENE	ENE	NE	E	SSE	SE	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	WSW	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide			9:57PM1.58m				10:32AM1.36m					11:14PM1.61m				11:49AM1.40m				00:15AM1.67m				12:47PM1.47m
Low Tide	3:21PM0.71m				4:49AM0.75m				4:47PM0.72m					6:02AM0.68m				5:54PM0.68m				6:53AM0.61m


	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—
	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	16	16	16	18	19	17	17	17	17	17	17	19	20	20	19	18	16	16	16	17	18
Feels °C	17	18	18	16	15	15	18	18	16	16	17	16	16	16	19	20	20	19	16	14	15	15	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	331	519	172	169	132	168	398	347	290	290	269	1019	1150	1218	1533	1835	1956	1712	1319	1069	892	721	563	645
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 11	E 11	SW 8	SW 8	SW 8	SW 14	SSW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 7
kJ	63	62	64	63	51	189	119	157	151	151	318	66	65	44	41	39	48	38	34	33	24	6	13	14
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 6	SE 13	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 14	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 5	SE 10	SSE 10	SSE 9
kJ	13	43	142	188	206	56	56	53	48	47	68	18	18	18	17	19	17	19	8	8	6	24	9	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	—	—	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	WSW 4	SW 4	SW 5	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	49	—	—	—	—	—	9	6	16	24	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	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	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay 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	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	1	4	1	3	3	4	3	3	3	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	2	0	0	5	0	0	0	62	62	42	7	24	42	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Gerickes Point	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Brak River	Brak River
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Hout Bay Cape Town
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Header Global	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Cannibal Bay New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Etang-Sale Reunion	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Aileen's Ireland	Arrawarra Australia	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Ahijedero Mexico	Boneyards South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Albatross South Africa	Dolphin Point Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States	Lincoln City Nelscott Reef United States
Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	7	9	9

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