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Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
20.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 11PM is: 3.5m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wed 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | |
249 | 1012 | 1781 | 1530 | 1597 | 2214 | 2261 | 1580 | 2667 | 2409 | 2463 | 2507 | 2994 | 3247 | 2472 | 3130 | 3871 | 3646 | 3520 | 3085 | 3385 | 3203 | 3423 | 2989 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:03AM1.54m | 1:27PM1.42m | 1:41AM1.64m | 2:03PM1.51m | 2:14AM1.72m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:46PM0.48m | 7:29AM0.39m | 7:29PM0.39m | 8:05AM0.29m | 8:04PM0.31m | 8:35AM0.21m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 |
— | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 17 |
16 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | E 10 | SW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 69 | 51 | 39 | 42 | 46 | 55 | 50 | 934 | 31 | 153 | 2463 | 2507 | 2574 | 2618 | 2472 | 3130 | 3871 | 3646 | 3520 | 3085 | 3385 | 3203 | 3423 | 2989 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSE 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | — | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 11 | E 11 | S 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 10 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 34 | 34 | 34 | 18 | 66 | 62 | — | 49 | 31 | 31 | 52 | 92 | 20 | 20 | 440 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 290 | 167 | 241 | 8 | 86 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | — | SSE 13 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | — | E 11 | — | E 10 | E 10 | — | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | E 10 |
| kJ | 20 | 20 | 19 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 18 | — | — | 20 | — | 8 | 18 | — | 8 | 26 | 26 | 57 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 9 | SW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | — | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 249 | 1012 | 1781 | 1530 | 1597 | 2214 | 2261 | 1580 | 2667 | 2409 | — | — | 2994 | 3247 | — | — | 490 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 55 | 19 | 488 | 656 | 811 | 473 | 411 | 473 | 473 | 19 | 85 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 55 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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