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Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 18 Apr 2025 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Gerickes Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gerickes Point sea temperature is
16.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 11AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (18 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (18 Apr)7ft (2.1m)8s

Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
2.1
ESE
2.3
E
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.8
S
1.6
ESE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
3
SE
3
ESE
2.4
E
2.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
2.3
ESE
1.9
ESE
2.1
E
1.8
E
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
Period(s) (?)141313131388888899991010101011119999911111111111110118888888881413131312121212121212121211131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)1353117210428787576286925364713673243393633333323613693864184524695735495855725415611046990792813142814011428104712056707296936043975043676224994844693532893174697189801177118010871032128614961634
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
N
5
N
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SE
15
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
N
5
WSW
10
S
0
SW
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
0
N
0
SW
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscrossglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
onglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:18PM
1.35
6:28AM
1.36
7:07PM
1.23
7:24AM
1.23
8:41PM
1.15
9:21AM
1.15
10:55PM
1.22
11:26AM
1.22
12:10AM
1.40
12:34PM
1.37
12:59AM
1.61
1:23PM
1.54
1:41AM
1.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
0.43
12:17AM
0.56
12:52PM
0.55
1:10AM
0.68
2:04PM
0.65
2:58AM
0.77
4:04PM
0.67
5:14AM
0.70
5:40PM
0.56
6:29AM
0.51
6:38PM
0.41
7:19AM
0.31
7:24PM
0.26
8:01AM
0.12
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Sunrise-6:52-------6:54-------6:54-------6:54-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------6:58--
Sunset----6:01-------6:00-------6:00-------5:59-------5:58-------5:55-------5:54-------
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Rain (mm)
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