Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (08 Nov):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Nov, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Nov, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 12AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Nov) | - | - |
| Afternoon (08 Nov) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (08 Nov) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 7 | Sunday 8 | Monday 9 | Tue 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 3688 | 4196 | 3861 | 3383 | 3070 | 2314 | 1502 | 1280 | 1010 | 905 | 723 | 550 | 671 | 418 | 483 | 542 | 540 | 421 | 430 | 430 | 440 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:24PM1.78m | 2:48AM1.64m | 2:56PM1.79m | 3:19AM1.67m | 3:26PM1.78m | 3:48AM1.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:44PM0.14m | 8:47AM0.23m | 9:13PM0.12m | 9:18AM0.22m | 9:41PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | 7:05 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 24 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 3688 | 4196 | 3861 | 3383 | 3070 | 2314 | 1502 | 1280 | 1010 | 905 | 698 | 550 | 346 | 418 | 483 | 542 | 540 | 421 | 430 | 430 | 440 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 478 | 394 | 191 | 127 | 127 | 106 | 94 | 118 | 87 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 21 | S 21 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | 135 | 125 | 96 | 94 | 110 | 69 | 61 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 98 | 266 | 577 | 747 | 723 | 444 | 671 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 362 | 364 | 365 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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