Outer Pool Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Garden Route, South Africa)

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Outer Pool Surf Guide

Outer Pool in Garden Route is a fairly exposed reef and point break that has reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. The best wind direction is from the west. Groundswells more frequent than windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south southeast. A right hand reef break Best around low tide when the tide is rising. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Hazards include urchins, rocks, and rips.

Outer Pool Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef and point	4	consistent	18.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Outer Pool:

The best conditions reported for surf at Outer Pool occur when a South-southeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Outer Pool (for consistent clean waves)?

juneBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Outer Pool with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of June. Clean surfable waves are typically found 46% of the time in June while 27% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 27% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

46%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

27%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

27%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Outer Pool Location Map

Interactive Outer Pool surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The nearest passenger airport to Outer Pool is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 28 km (17 miles) away (directly). The second closest airport to Outer Pool is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 63 km (39 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Outer Pool Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 05:10 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	SE	SE	SE	SE
Period (s)	13	13	13	13
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Outer Pool look like?

Latest photos from Outer Pool. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: Matthew J. G. Knight

Tides at Outer Pool

Current tide and informaton

For Mosselbaai, South Africa, 1 km from Outer Pool.

Next High Water: 06:09am | 1.57m

Next Low Water: 12:22pm | 0.6m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Outer Pool Sea Temperature

The Outer Pool water temperature is reasonably warm (18.6 °C) and the air temperature will similar (windchill forecast 16.0 °C). A good quality summer wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a summer wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 18.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite