Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (14 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 10s period with ESE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 12AM is: 3.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 3.0m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Sep) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Sep) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 40mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 13 | Monday 14 | Tuesday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1260 | 1700 | 2375 | 1975 | 1271 | 1064 | 1020 | 833 | 872 | 810 | 707 | 659 | 669 | 606 | 606 | 475 | 410 | 395 | 496 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross | cross-off | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 4:50PM1.92m | 5:04AM1.71m | 5:18PM1.80m | 5:31AM1.61m | 5:44PM1.66m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:02PM0.09m | 11:04AM0.13m | 11:28PM0.19m | 11:31AM0.25m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SW 10 |
| kJ | 1187 | 934 | 1629 | 1525 | 1271 | 1064 | 1020 | 833 | 872 | 810 | 707 | 659 | 669 | 606 | 606 | 475 | 410 | 351 | 348 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 804 | 642 | 623 | 486 | 411 | 392 | 373 | 273 | 298 | 224 | 293 | 241 | 194 | 142 | 174 | 205 | 284 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 12 | 37 | 75 | 29 | 50 | 93 | 204 | 395 | 496 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1260 | 1700 | 2375 | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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