Gerickes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.02° S 22.78° E

Issued: 7 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gerickes Point sea temperature is

19.5°C

Gerickes Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (01 Nov):

Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 10PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 12s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (01 Nov)	-	-
Afternoon (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	14s
Evening (01 Nov)	6ft (1.8m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 1			Monday 2								Tuesday 3
	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
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	1127	1021	932	888	846	895	865	808	1186	892	437	422	634	341	334	453	957	1110	1169
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	N	NNW	WNW	WSW	SW	SSW	S	SE	NE	E	NE	E	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy
High Tide			8:43PM1.22m				9:56AM1.31m				10:42PM1.20m					11:30AM1.40m
Low Tide	2:32PM0.64m				3:11AM0.60m				4:36PM0.65m				4:56AM0.58m					6:05PM0.53m


	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	16	15	15	16	18	18	18	17	17	16	15	17	20	20	19	17	17
Feels °C	17	18	16	14	14	15	17	16	17	17	17	15	14	16	19	19	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 13
kJ	1127	1021	932	888	846	895	865	808	821	892	437	422	634	341	334	453	957	1110	1169
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 9	E 9	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 5	SSW 14	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 6
kJ	42	42	77	65	62	59	58	51	52	37	37	35	34	40	213	220	32	32	44
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 13	ESE 12	E 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 15	SSW 14	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	16	27	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	80	33	33	—	31	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 12	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 5	ESE 5	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	SE 6	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1186	140	113	80	55	50	44	58	69	52	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Groenvlei Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	2	19	19	0	0	0	0	2	19	19	56	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4

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