Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 27 Feb 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
21.4° C
(Which is 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: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 27). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (28 Feb)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (28 Feb)10ft (3.0m)11s

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


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Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
0
4
4
7
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
5
6
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.8
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.1
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)111111111111111111111111121313131415151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)81475770574565374486810561882179546244171496363046880852486858547813970436217521246063912
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
5
E
5
NNE
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
15
SW
20
SSW
10
SW
5
NW
5
N
10
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
15
SW
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrossononononcross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:57AM
1.47
2:13PM
1.55
2:38AM
1.66
2:51PM
1.68
3:12AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:48PM
0.43
8:11AM
0.40
8:30PM
0.26
8:52AM
0.24
9:04PM
0.13
9:26AM
0.12
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:15-------6:16--
Sunset7:07-------7:07-------7:05-------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------362-12211---
Temp. °C201817171618202121201919171616161616151414151818
Feels °C (?)181817171517181820201919141212101111101010131515
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