Inner Pool 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.17° S 22.14° E

Issued: 1 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (20 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Inner Pool at 9PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (20 Sep)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Evening (20 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 20					Monday 21								Tuesday 22
	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	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	E 7	E 7	ESE 7	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1200	976	821	732	591	512	437	374	324	314	236	232	224	200	351	262	158	299	286	247	273
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	ESE	ENE	E	E	E	ENE	ESE	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	NNE	ENE	W	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-on	off	off
High Tide		12:02PM1.27m				00:17AM1.31m				1:08PM1.44m				1:13AM1.46m				1:39PM1.61m
Low Tide				6:19PM1.02m				6:39AM0.86m				7:13PM0.86m				7:19AM0.71m				7:44PM0.69m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:27	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	18	17	17	16	16	16	16	18	19	17	16	16	16	17	19	24	28	25	21	23
Feels °C	17	17	16	17	16	16	16	16	17	17	14	13	14	15	17	19	24	27	23	21	21
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SSW 13	ESE 7	ESE 8
kJ	1200	976	821	732	591	512	437	374	324	314	236	232	224	200	206	186	158	139	286	140	143
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 13	SSE 7	SSW 12	SW 12
kJ	112	90	90	90	66	66	70	70	49	89	74	123	121	179	176	145	142	299	9	247	273
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 5	SE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSE 7	S 15	SSE 7	SSE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	6	6	9	6	—	—	—	—	—	165	160	123	120	10	5	9	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 5	ESE 8	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	E 7	E 7	—	ESE 7	ESE 7	—	W 2
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	103	84	122	135	—	351	262	—	214	167	—	1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Ding Dangs Garden Route	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	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route	Inner Pool Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	1	2	2	1	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	1	2
Distance (km)	78	62	62	42	2	0	0	24	62	278	304	62	42	42	24	24	24	5	62	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3			2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Riet River Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Strandfontein West Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Whispering Waves Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	The Hoek Cape Town	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	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	7	8	8	5	5	5	5	5	6	8	9	5	6	5	9	9	8	9	9

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