Gerickes Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – Garden Route)

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Gerickes Point Spot ID:

Type: point

Reliability: fairly consistent

Best: Swell S | Wind E

Sea Temperature Today is: 17.1 °C

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Tuesday, 21 May 2013, 17:13 Local time

m, °C	Tuesday 21
ft, °F	5AM	8AM	11AM	2PM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SW	SW
Period (s)	13	13	13	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

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Gerickes Point in Garden Route is an exposed point break that has fairly consistent surf. Spring and Summer provide the best conditions. Offshore winds blow from the east. Able to handle light onshore wind Tends to receive distant groundswells and the best swell direction is from the south.There is a left hand point break here. Rarely crowded here. Rocks are a hazard.

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For Mosselbaai, South Africa, 61 miles from Gerickes Point.

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At Knysna, 28 km from Gerickes Point.

light winds from the SSE

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Air temperature
21.7 °C

Current weather near Gerickes Point

Overall Gerickes Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Gerickes Point: (click location name for more details)
Closest break	Groenvlei	1 mi
Second closest break	Goukamma River Mouth	9 mi
Third closest break	Fish Boma	10 mi
Fourth closest break	Buffalo Bay Wildside	12 mi
Fifth closest break	Buffalo Bay	12 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Gerickes Point:
Closest wave buoy	Brazil Buoy	4155 mi
Second closest wave buoy	Lion Buoy	5360 mi
Third closest wave buoy	Nice Buoy	5408 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5663 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Gascogne Ouest Arcachon Buoy	5730 mi
Tide stations nearest to Gerickes Point:
Closest tide station	Mosselbaai	38 mi
Second closest tide station	Port Elizabeth	163 mi
Third closest tide station	Cape Town	250 mi
Fourth closest tide station	East London	303 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Durban	563 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Gerickes Point:
Closest ski area	Tiffindell (South Africa)	379 mi
Second closest ski area	Afri-Ski (Lesotho)	502 mi
Third closest ski area	Cerro Castor (Argentina)	4438 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Cerro Mirador (Chile)	4598 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Mount Hermon (Israel)	4732 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Gerickes Point:
Closest city location	Knysna (South Africa)	15 mi
Second closest city location	George (South Africa)	23 mi
Third closest city location	Beaufort West (South Africa)	116 mi
Fourth closest city location	Uitenhage (South Africa)	151 mi
Fifth closest city location	Port Elizabeth (South Africa)	162 mi

The nearest passenger airport to Gerickes Point is George Airport (GRJ) in South Africa, which is 37 km (23 miles) away (directly).
The second closest airport to Gerickes Point is Oudtshoorn Airport (DUH), also in South Africa, 72 km (45 miles) away.

Gerickes Point break location map and break info

This is the Surf-Forecast page for Gerickes Point, Garden Route. Use the tab navigation above to view Gerickes Point sea temperature, Gerickes Point photographs, Gerickes Point detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Gerickes Point webcams, current wind from Garden Route live weather stations and Gerickes Point tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Gerickes Point.

Gerickes Point Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – Garden Route)

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Overall Gerickes Point Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in May

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