Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 18 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
17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (18 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
1.7
SE
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.1
E
9
3
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
451
444
503
458
757
736
711
553
392
622
539
803
1005
1067
1060
989
759
382
734
866
1099
676
1217
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
N
5
NNE
10
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
15
E
5
E
10
E
5
NE
10
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
4:19AM1.90m
4:48PM1.75m
5:04AM1.80m
5:34PM1.68m
5:52AM1.66m
6:26PM1.59m
Low Tide
10:38AM0.03m
10:53PM0.15m
11:22AM0.11m
11:42PM0.25m
12:09PM0.23m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:32
5:32
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
19
19
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
21
19
18
18
17
18
17
20
23
20
18
17
15
16
16
19
17
18
18
16
18
17
17
18
18
16
16
17
16
18
17
19
21
19
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.6
S
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
1.7
SE
8
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
2
SE
8
0.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
465
451
444
503
458
757
736
711
553
338
464
392
330
330
239
202
199
231
382
120
116
69
545
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
13
0.9
S
13
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
12
0.8
S
13
0.7
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.7
S
6
1.3
S
8
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.4
SE
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.5
SSE
14
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.6
SSE
13
0.7
SSE
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
12
0.3
SSW
15
0.5
SW
12
0.4
SSW
15
Energy kJ
319
263
174
134
206
139
101
33
230
392
374
54
74
104
116
111
109
136
151
98
58
47
69
84
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
ESE
6
0.5
SSW
16
0.4
SW
6
0.1
S
17
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSE
11
0.6
SE
6
0.3
SSE
15
0.1
E
11
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
10
0.7
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.3
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.2
SSW
9
0.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
29
20
20
20
149
8
6
70
42
23
44
2
73
19
30
136
101
17
8
8
43
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SE
5
0.8
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
1
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1
E
6
2.3
SE
8
2.1
SE
8
2.5
SE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
1.6
E
8
2.4
ESE
8
2.5
ESE
8
3
ESE
8
2.1
E
9
3
ESE
9
Energy kJ
40
31
62
63
93
60
622
539
803
1005
1067
1060
989
759
294
734
866
1099
676
1217
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
2
0
0
0
198
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
364
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
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