Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 4PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm January 20). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (20 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
2
3
4
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
Period(s) (?)101010111113131212121212121212121213131515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)500516457361368816803754816694647647647616746759797867107717352994342737733773
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
0
E
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
5
ENE
0
SW
5
W
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:46PM
1.75
5:11AM
1.81
5:17PM
1.73
5:42AM
1.82
5:49PM
1.68
6:14AM
1.79
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:45AM
0.20
10:57PM
0.06
11:17AM
0.19
11:26PM
0.07
11:50AM
0.20
11:56PM
0.11
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise-------5:37-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset--7:40-------7:40-------7:39-----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------------11--
Temp. °C212221191818172023232321191919202222212019191819
Feels °C (?)201817161618172022212121202121212020191917181819
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