Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (17 Jun):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 5PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Jun) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
| Evening (17 Jun) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 17 | Thursday 18 | Friday 19 | Sat 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 423 | 1169 | 1322 | 1579 | 1962 | 2129 | 1805 | 1452 | 3116 | 2515 | 2313 | 1949 | 1637 | 1479 | 1699 | 1597 | 1481 | 1154 | 807 | 682 | 850 | 967 | 816 | 669 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:32PM1.76m | 5:47AM1.68m | 6:19PM1.72m | 6:34AM1.56m | 7:09PM1.64m | 7:23AM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:18AM0.08m | 11:43PM0.21m | 12:02PM0.15m | 00:34AM0.30m | 12:46PM0.24m | 1:27AM0.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:33 | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 423 | 1169 | 1322 | 1579 | 1962 | 2129 | 1805 | 1452 | 3116 | 2515 | 2313 | 1949 | 1637 | 1479 | 1699 | 1597 | 1481 | 1154 | 651 | 592 | 850 | 967 | 816 | 669 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SE 7 | E 8 | E 7 | ESE 4 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 415 | 30 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 329 | 854 | 1294 | 848 | — | — | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 224 | 402 | 807 | 682 | 268 | 67 | 64 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | E 8 | — | E 8 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SSW 17 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 28 | 10 | — | 4 | 7 | 17 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 72 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 30 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 35 | 24 | 31 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | 59 | 91 | 87 | 144 | 112 | 96 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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