Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 SAST
Forecast 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
18.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 9PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1.1
SW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
SW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
SW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
361
285
290
264
258
269
269
230
205
171
142
137
134
151
178
168
164
190
673
1101
1742
1850
2426
Wind (km/h)
5
N
0
SSW
10
SE
5
N
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NW
15
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
0
NW
0
N
5
N
0
NNW
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:34AM1.18m
10:49PM1.28m
11:31AM1.20m
00:11AM1.40m
12:41PM1.31m
1:03AM1.54m
Low Tide
4:04PM0.64m
5:27AM0.65m
5:44PM0.58m
6:43AM0.52m
6:46PM0.48m
7:29AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:53
5:52
5:52
1
1
2
2
Temp °C
25
26
24
23
23
21
21
22
28
27
21
20
18
18
17
17
20
19
18
16
14
14
13
13
24
27
23
23
22
20
20
21
26
25
21
19
18
19
17
18
19
18
19
11
10
8
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.9
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.9
SW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
E
8
0.7
E
8
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
9
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
Energy kJ
310
326
284
290
264
258
269
269
230
165
136
142
133
99
151
178
168
164
90
69
54
64
65
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
E
8
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.8
E
9
0.3
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.3
SW
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.4
SW
14
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
437
361
285
217
226
183
211
195
217
205
171
142
137
134
92
103
101
94
34
55
34
18
47
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.5
SW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
SSW
4
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
10
0.3
SSW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
Energy kJ
8
8
8
17
6
6
6
7
7
6
12
10
22
30
20
20
19
18
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.5
SW
4
1.1
SW
9
2.5
WSW
8
2.5
SW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
9
3.5
SW
10
Energy kJ
1
4
6
190
673
1101
1742
1850
2426
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
19
2
2
0
0
0
0
19
0
19
198
19
633
469
389
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Gerickes Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest