Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 24 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
21.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 4AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (25 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (25 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
3
4
3
0
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.8
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
1.9
SW
1.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)13131312121212128888111312121313121212111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)458451444358336278349167125143221349778194217131685274421211742152413021046878814
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
S
15
SSE
10
S
5
N
10
NW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
N
5
N
5
NNE
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:28PM
1.19
9:23AM
1.26
10:58PM
1.11
11:56AM
1.25
1:00AM
1.26
1:22PM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20PM
0.58
2:34AM
0.65
4:19PM
0.69
5:14AM
0.73
6:43PM
0.61
7:14AM
0.59
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise-----6:11-------6:13-------6:13--
Sunset7:12-------7:09-------7:08-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------13411-----
Temp. °C222020202022232322202020202120191819191816172020
Feels °C (?)222220202022222222212020212220181618181816171818
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