Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 20 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.9° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 3AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (21 Apr)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
4
4
4
4
3
6
0
0
0
0
5
6
8
8
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)131414131313131212121213131415151616161515141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)614445954399393334493105290443965714523647225980620571128652920390148588746861614851406634683242
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
15
WNW
20
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
E
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:36PM
1.67
5:53AM
1.70
6:22PM
1.53
6:42AM
1.50
7:20PM
1.38
7:47AM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:39PM
0.22
12:10PM
0.25
12:28AM
0.39
1:01PM
0.42
1:33AM
0.57
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:56-------6:56--
Sunset6:00-------5:59-------5:58-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---------212111---------
Temp. °C181615141415202216151514151416171715141413121821
Feels °C (?)141513121211151710101010111113141513111211101616
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