Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 05 Jan 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
21.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 6AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am January 05). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (05 Jan)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (05 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

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Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
2
3
3
0
0
3
3
3
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
2.1
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)12121212121211111111111212101091010111213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)244277349344338338369357268258363389349573833170119082550376341774798490445364079
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
NE
5
NNE
0
WSW
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
5
SSW
10
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
1.83
5:07PM
1.77
5:35AM
1.82
5:45PM
1.67
6:14AM
1.75
6:22PM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:43PM
0.02
11:05AM
0.14
11:20PM
0.06
11:46AM
0.20
11:56PM
0.13
12:26PM
0.30
Monday
05
Tuesday
06
Wednesday
07
Sunrise---5:22-------5:24-------5:24----
Sunset------7:44-------7:44-------7:44-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------11----
Temp. °C191818212324242120202023242424222322202021222119
Feels °C (?)201919222223242321212022222324222320181819201917
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