Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 07 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
19.0° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 7AM is: 6.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 5.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)18ft (5.5m)13s
Afternoon (07 May)16ft (5.0m)13s
Evening (07 May)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
6
!
6
0
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
4
6
6
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
SE
13
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11029
12389
9985
9401
8176
7974
7341
6809
6555
6151
5297
4742
3798
4576
4166
4298
3963
3532
3010
2613
2130
1852
1674
1351
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
5
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
N
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
6:12AM1.38m
6:50PM1.30m
6:56AM1.27m
7:52PM1.23m
8:05AM1.18m
9:24PM1.23m
Low Tide
00:06AM0.54m
12:32PM0.49m
00:52AM0.65m
1:23PM0.58m
2:03AM0.73m
2:38PM0.63m
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:09
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5:42
5:40
5:39
7
6
8
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
13
13
13
13
17
18
17
16
20
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
14
11
12
12
11
16
16
16
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
6
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
Energy kJ
11029
10338
9985
9401
8176
7974
7341
6809
6555
6151
5297
4742
3798
4576
4166
4298
3963
3532
3010
2613
2130
1852
1674
1351
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.4
S
10
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
176
140
138
134
96
212
209
228
208
199
319
444
377
823
803
753
686
677
668
590
520
520
513
422
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1
SW
16
1.1
S
8
0.5
S
9
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.4
ESE
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
30
31
77
129
125
68
76
149
181
263
167
167
527
161
39
21
21
39
20
17
16
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
9
6
SE
13
0.2
E
10
1.1
E
5
Energy kJ
266
12389
7
55
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
5
5
8
8
8
7
6
6
4
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
318
318
318
339
63
63
19
19
19
19
19
19
55
19
0
16
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
8
8
8
7
6
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
5
5
8
8
8
7
7
6
5
6
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
7
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
6
5
6
7
9
6
5
5
5
4
9
5
4
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