Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 11 May 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
18.7° 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 6PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (11 May)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (11 May)23ft (7.0m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Mon
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thu
14
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
0
!
!
8
!
0
!
9
5
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
3
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
5
SW
13
6
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2227
2694
9434
17620
17931
9668
11496
7468
8370
7453
4823
4651
4665
5178
6916
7685
8428
7969
6673
5080
4088
3399
2839
2418
Wind (km/h)
45
NW
40
NW
35
WNW
15
NW
20
W
15
W
5
WSW
30
WSW
20
W
10
NW
5
WNW
15
WSW
30
W
25
W
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNW
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:21AM1.22m
11:55PM1.45m
12:24PM1.34m
00:43AM1.60m
1:13PM1.47m
1:27AM1.75m
Low Tide
5:22PM0.55m
6:18AM0.48m
6:20PM0.45m
7:06AM0.32m
7:08PM0.33m
7:50AM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
mod rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:38
5:37
5:37
5:37
2
1
3
4
14
6
3
4
6
3
1
1
Temp °C
18
20
20
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
15
14
13
13
8
12
14
15
15
15
16
10
12
15
15
15
11
11
9
8
9
11
10
11
12
11
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
12
0.7
S
10
0.4
SE
12
5.5
SW
14
5.5
SW
14
0.3
SE
12
5
SW
13
0.1
SE
12
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SSW
12
3.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
3
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2227
100
52
11217
11289
22
8135
6
6729
5720
6673
5080
4088
3399
2839
2418
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
12
0.5
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
72
72
52
23
14
5
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
5
3
WSW
12
5
WSW
13
6.5
WSW
14
7
WSW
14
5
SW
13
6
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
5
SW
13
4.5
SW
13
4
SW
13
4
SW
12
4
SW
12
4.5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
12
5
SW
13
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
63
2694
9434
17620
17931
9668
11496
7468
8370
7453
4823
4651
4665
5178
6916
7685
8428
7969
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
7
2
9
9
5
8
9
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
Distance (km)
492
605
624
198
675
19
60
56
19
19
0
19
389
389
469
473
397
397
397
19
19
19
19
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
5
9
9
5
6
8
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
9
2
9
9
5
9
9
5
9
5
6
4
7
4
5
5
9
9
5
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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