Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
19.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 8PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)15ft (4.5m)12s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
7
8
8
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SW
3
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)131312121213131415151616161515141414141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)301032425714548154307228673075479127945994008820746863155057431436292791195813801236938730548
Wind
(km/h)
15
WNW
20
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
E
20
ESE
25
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
1.53
6:42AM
1.50
7:20PM
1.38
7:47AM
1.30
8:49PM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:10PM
0.25
12:28AM
0.39
1:01PM
0.42
1:33AM
0.57
2:14PM
0.57
3:20AM
0.69
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------6:56-------6:56-------6:56
Sunset--5:59-------5:58-------5:55-----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202116151515151515171615151413121721211717171718
Feels °C (?)151610101010101212141413131211101516171414141416
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