Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 SAST
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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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 8PM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 6.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)7ft (2.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 May)7ft (2.2m)18s
Evening (27 May)10ft (3.0m)18s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1544
2228
5248
5181
4948
4472
3803
4389
5140
5845
5921
5996
5387
4862
4497
3669
3009
2801
2557
2220
1886
1708
1474
1367
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
5
NW
5
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
N
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
glassy
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
1:31PM1.38m
1:40AM1.57m
2:09PM1.45m
2:15AM1.61m
2:43PM1.51m
2:49AM1.64m
Low Tide
7:28PM0.47m
8:05AM0.34m
8:06PM0.42m
8:37AM0.29m
8:41PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:28
5:28
Temp °C
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
17
19
17
16
17
16
16
16
18
17
18
16
16
16
15
16
18
18
17
17
15
15
16
16
17
18
15
15
16
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
Energy kJ
1544
2228
5248
5181
4948
4472
3803
4389
5140
5845
5921
5996
5387
4862
4497
3669
3009
2801
2557
2220
1886
1708
1474
1367
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
12
1.8
SW
12
0.2
ESE
11
0.2
ESE
11
1.3
S
8
1.4
SSE
7
1.3
SE
7
1.1
SE
7
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
Energy kJ
6
929
12
12
196
220
158
113
107
82
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
ESE
12
Energy kJ
6
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
Energy kJ
109
106
107
167
122
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
56
0
0
16
16
2
0
0
0
0
0
16
19
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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