Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 07 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
20.3° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 5AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (07 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.3
SSW
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313131313131313131312121211111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)437637483348320730752684223320841661156113761245971848679504461453544483475437391398
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
W
10
SW
5
S
5
NE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
crossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:52AM
1.50
6:12PM
1.36
6:20AM
1.36
6:46PM
1.23
6:56AM
1.22
7:48PM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:42PM
0.41
12:04PM
0.43
12:10AM
0.54
12:37PM
0.56
12:46AM
0.68
1:27PM
0.69
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise---6:45-------6:45-------6:46----
Sunset------6:15-------6:15-------6:14-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171615152020201716171820252627242625232223232224
Feels °C (?)171514141916181615161618232526232524232223232325
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