Inner Pool surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 SAST
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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) & DateWave HeightWave 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)


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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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SSW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
5
SSE
0
N
0
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
ENE
5
ESE
10
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
E
5
SSE
5
SE
5
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:31
5:31
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
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)
1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.5
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
Energy 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)
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.7
SW
8
0.7
SW
8
0.6
SW
8
0.7
SW
14
0.4
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
17
0.5
SSW
16
0.5
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.5
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SSE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
6
0.4
ESE
6
0.4
E
7
Energy 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)
0.4
SW
6
0.4
SE
13
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.4
SSE
11
0.5
SSE
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.3
ESE
5
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
Energy 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)
0.1
SE
5
0.5
E
10
0.6
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.6
SW
4
0.7
SW
5
Energy kJ
1
49
9
6
16
24
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
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
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
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
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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