Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (10 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 17s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 9PM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 17s |
| Afternoon (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 15s |
| Evening (10 Sep) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1271 | 1880 | 1760 | 1572 | 1244 | 1069 | 878 | 865 | 699 | 590 | 511 | 503 | 435 | 427 | 363 | 289 | 757 | 1254 | 2017 | 2522 | 2419 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 3:19PM1.94m | 3:33AM1.82m | 3:51PM1.99m | 4:05AM1.83m | 4:21PM1.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:08AM0.04m | 9:33PM0.02m | 9:39AM-0.01m | 10:05PM-0.00m | 10:09AM-0.01m | 10:34PM0.02m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 7 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 1271 | 1880 | 1760 | 1572 | 1244 | 1069 | 878 | 865 | 699 | 590 | 511 | 181 | 435 | 427 | 198 | 205 | 757 | 1254 | 2017 | 2522 | 2419 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | E 11 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 11 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | S 8 | SW 12 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SSW 10 | SE 14 | SE 13 | SE 13 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 331 | 57 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 37 | 36 | 83 | 183 | 187 | 503 | 19 | 18 | 363 | 264 | 111 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | — | — | SE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | — | — | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SE 14 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 4 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 20 | — | — | 87 | 220 | 8 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | ESE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 204 | 233 | — | 289 | 198 | 290 | 449 | 746 | 865 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 609 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 397 | 0 | 0 |
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