Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 02 Mar 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
21.2° 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 3AM is: 2.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)7ft (2.2m)12s
Afternoon (03 Mar)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (03 Mar)5ft (1.6m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.8
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121111111110101010131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3233269524021990172013841177956807686517433533677685634592672124512451348126411481042
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
E
10
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
5
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
N
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
5
SE
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
1.77
3:44AM
1.91
3:57PM
1.81
4:14AM
1.96
4:26PM
1.81
4:42AM
1.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:35PM
0.04
9:58AM
0.05
10:03PM
-0.00
10:27AM
0.03
10:30PM
0.01
10:54AM
0.05
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset7:04-------7:02-------7:01-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181715151517202020181717161822232119191918192121
Feels °C (?)151513141416181819181616151720211920191918202020
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