Gerickes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.02° S 22.78° E

Issued: 7 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gerickes Point sea temperature is

16.6° C

Gerickes Point 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 Gerickes Point today (08 Jul):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 11PM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Jul)	-	-
Afternoon (08 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (08 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Wed 8			Thursday 9								Friday 10								Sat 11
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	3	3	3	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	1860	1709	1946	2886	3663	3562	3256	3024	2754	3162	3556	3503	3365	3170	2938	2682	2532	2329	2163	2044	1868	1899	1715	1659
Wind (km/h)	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	SW	W	W	SSW	SSW	W	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NNW	SSW	SSE	NNE	NE	NE	NE	NE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off
High Tide			9:45PM1.46m				10:33AM1.22m					11:10PM1.46m				12:05PM1.27m				00:31AM1.53m				1:19PM1.39m
Low Tide	3:07PM0.52m				4:23AM0.52m				4:29PM0.56m					5:49AM0.48m				6:00PM0.53m				7:05AM0.38m


	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:33	—	—	—
	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:34	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:35
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	15	14	14	13	13	14	14	14	13	12	11	12	12	14	15	14	13	13	12	12	12	15	17
Feels °C	15	14	12	13	10	12	13	12	12	12	11	9	10	10	12	13	13	12	12	10	10	10	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12
kJ	1357	1709	1946	2886	3663	3562	3256	3024	2754	3162	3556	3503	3365	3170	2938	2682	2532	2329	2163	2044	1868	1899	1715	1659
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 12	SE 11	SE 18	SE 17	SE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	SE 14	SE 14	SE 14	—	—	E 13	—	W 13	WSW 13	W 12	W 12
kJ	708	659	545	49	4	12	11	10	10	10	9	9	8	8	7	7	—	—	3	—	3	16	11	11
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 10	—	—	—	—	SE 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	19	8	8	8	2	—	—	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	1860	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	19	2	19	19	0	0	19	0	0	0	0	16	16	0	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	227
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	4	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	5	6	7	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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