Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (30 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 1AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (30 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 29 | Friday 30 | Saturday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1355 | 1336 | 999 | 969 | 814 | 643 | 574 | 520 | 457 | 520 | 639 | 337 | 433 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 265 | 303 | 151 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | on |
High Tide | 5:26PM1.74m | 5:55AM1.58m | 6:13PM1.56m | 6:50AM1.44m | 7:13PM1.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:43PM0.20m | 12:00PM0.35m | 00:32AM0.36m | 1:01PM0.51m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | 1355 | 1336 | 999 | 969 | 814 | 643 | 574 | 520 | 457 | 520 | 639 | 337 | 433 | 314 | 314 | 309 | 265 | 303 | 149 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 8 | ESE 9 | E 8 | E 8 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 204 | 204 | 235 | 221 | 221 | 242 | 176 | 190 | 122 | 117 | 113 | 169 | 140 | 92 | 63 | 185 | 61 | 63 | 151 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | — | — | — | S 6 | SW 16 | E 8 | E 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 10 | SSW 11 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | E 8 |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | 7 | 41 | 78 | 48 | 147 | 152 | 54 | 39 | 74 | 47 | 54 | 50 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 19 | 63 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 2 |
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