Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 26 Feb 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
21.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 7AM is: 2.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (26 Feb)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Evening (26 Feb)8ft (2.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
4
0
0
0
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)8811131212131312121211111111111111111111111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)21136763518471638140326172000163815241302104687882977175771872465371881799618391703
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
NNE
5
N
0
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
E
5
N
5
W
5
NW
5
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:58PM
1.11
11:56AM
1.25
1:00AM
1.26
1:22PM
1.39
1:57AM
1.47
2:13PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.73
6:43PM
0.61
7:14AM
0.59
7:48PM
0.43
8:11AM
0.40
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:13-------6:13-------6:15----
Sunset------7:08-------7:07-------7:07-
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----13211---------------
Temp. °C212020202019191919171617202020181717161820202019
Feels °C (?)212121211917171919171617191819181717161818171819
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