Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 25 Apr 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
19.2° 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 5PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (25 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tue
28
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
0.9
SW
11
1
E
9
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
1
SW
7
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
8
1.1
SW
9
2.1
WSW
7
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.4
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
205
171
142
137
134
88
91
125
176
193
392
1162
970
1216
1575
1749
2107
1613
1340
2584
3198
2822
3328
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
15
SW
5
W
5
W
0
NNW
0
W
5
NNE
5
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSE
20
SW
20
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:31AM1.20m
00:11AM1.40m
12:41PM1.31m
1:03AM1.54m
1:27PM1.42m
1:41AM1.64m
Low Tide
5:44PM0.58m
6:43AM0.52m
6:46PM0.48m
7:29AM0.39m
7:29PM0.39m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:00
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5:53
5:52
5:52
5:51
1
1
3
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
29
24
20
19
18
17
17
17
20
19
18
17
15
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
14
26
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
20
18
15
14
10
9
7
6
8
9
7
8
9
9
8
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.8
SW
6
1
SW
7
1
SW
7
1.1
SW
7
1.1
SW
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
2.1
SSW
10
2.4
SSW
11
0.4
SW
12
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
194
169
164
125
92
58
88
91
125
176
69
51
55
42
45
52
49
48
867
1340
52
2621
2822
3328
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.6
SW
10
0.7
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
8
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.5
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
E
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
12
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
Energy kJ
217
205
171
142
137
134
82
81
101
92
34
55
34
18
17
88
28
48
31
52
18
18
20
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.6
SSW
4
0.6
SW
5
0.7
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
WSW
10
0.2
SSW
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.3
E
10
Energy kJ
5
6
6
12
18
68
68
67
10
24
20
20
19
18
17
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
W
3
0.6
SW
4
1.1
SW
9
2.1
WSW
7
3
WSW
9
2.5
WSW
8
3
SW
8
3
SW
9
3
SW
10
3
SW
10
2.5
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
10
3.5
SSW
11
3.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
3
5
8
193
392
1162
970
1216
1575
1749
2107
1613
945
2584
3198
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
1
4
4
2
4
4
4
7
5
5
Distance (km)
2
56
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
55
19
540
473
839
400
411
1252
411
62
62
19
19
19
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
7
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
4
4
4
7
6
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
7
8
6
6
5
7
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
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