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Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 16 Feb 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
23.6° C
 (Which is 2.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 12PM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (16 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (16 Feb)6ft (1.8m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.8
ESE
2.2
E
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
1.2
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.9
SSW
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
Period(s) (?)12121212128899161616151515151514141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)536536436429414366650632689770109410671634178520692069171415331368115010069761050996
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
5
NE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
0
ENE
5
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NW
20
WSW
15
WNW
5
N
10
SE
5
NNW
5
NNE
5
NE
0
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglasscross-
on		glasscross-
on		oncross-
on		glasscross-
off		crossglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offglasson
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:29PM
1.73
3:50AM
1.82
3:57PM
1.80
4:18AM
1.91
4:27PM
1.84
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:27AM
0.24
9:39PM
0.08
9:56AM
0.13
10:06PM
0.00
10:26AM
0.06
10:33PM
-0.03
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise-6:03-------6:05-------6:05------
Sunset----7:21-------7:19-------7:17---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C192126282925252726272527252222222224262727232324
Feels °C (?)182025272827262626272326262324232224262627252625
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