Gerickes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.02° S 22.78° E

Issued: 7 pm 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gerickes Point sea temperature is

16.7° C

Gerickes Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (15 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 12AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (15 Jul)	3.5ft (1.0m)	9s
Afternoon (15 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	10s
Evening (15 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tue 14			Wednesday 15								Thursday 16								Fri 17
	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	11 AM	2 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	2	2	1	2	2	3	4	4	3	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 16	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	294	260	248	248	211	207	173	589	697	952	1513	2840	3025	2686	2322	1919	1643	1417	1210	990	1240	1573	1396	1151
Wind (km/h)	SW	N	W	NNW	NNW	NW	W	SW	SW	NNW	N	NW	N	NNW	WSW	SW	W	NW	NNW	W	N	NNE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide	3:53PM1.80m				4:08AM1.83m				4:36PM1.87m				4:50AM1.81m					5:17PM1.88m				5:30AM1.74m
Low Tide			10:03PM0.12m				10:24AM0.01m				10:48PM0.10m					11:03AM0.01m				11:30PM0.13m				11:40AM0.06m


	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—
	5:36	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	14	14	14	14	15	18	18	17	15	15	14	14	14	17	17	16	15	15	15	14	14	16	18
Feels °C	14	13	14	14	13	14	17	16	15	14	14	14	13	13	17	16	16	15	14	15	13	13	15	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	SW 11	SW 10	SW 16	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	294	260	248	248	211	207	173	139	543	565	1513	2840	3025	2686	2322	1919	1643	1417	1210	990	1240	1573	1396	1151
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	SW 6	SW 6	SW 7	SW 7	SW 17	SW 16	SW 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 10
kJ	41	9	14	22	31	54	52	86	695	952	584	70	69	71	72	75	81	82	82	82	81	55	55	53
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	E 9	E 9	E 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	27	32	32	39	38	38	52	155	139	110	88	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SW 4	SW 5	SW 5	—	—	WSW 7	SW 11	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	20	23	34	—	—	123	589	697	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	19	2	0	0	2	2	0	19	19	2	2	0	16	2	0	19	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	7	7	7	4	5	4	4	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	9	6	6	6	7	5	5

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