Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 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
19.6° 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: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)18ft (5.5m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)23ft (7.0m)13s
Evening (06 May)20ft (6.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 101mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSE on Wed morning, calm by Fri night).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
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6
6
0
0
0
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
3
S
11
5.5
SSE
11
6.5
SSE
12
7
SE
12
7
SE
13
6.5
SE
13
6
SE
12
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1881
1962
6406
12632
14523
15727
13221
10661
10441
9037
8226
8125
7225
6805
6199
5276
4932
3671
3497
3237
3621
3959
3513
3567
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SSE
40
S
35
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
10
SW
5
SSW
0
NNE
10
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
High Tide
5:38AM1.48m
6:07PM1.39m
6:12AM1.38m
6:50PM1.30m
6:56AM1.27m
7:52PM1.23m
Low Tide
11:30PM0.44m
11:53AM0.40m
00:06AM0.54m
12:32PM0.49m
00:52AM0.65m
1:23PM0.58m
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:07
7:07
7:07
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5:43
5:42
5:40
12
15
23
5
10
13
17
10
4
4
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
12
10
8
9
8
9
10
10
11
12
12
11
13
13
14
14
12
12
12
14
14
15
15
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
5.5
SE
13
5.5
SE
13
5
SE
13
5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
12
4.5
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
Energy kJ
1881
140
84
157
174
301
251
241
10441
9037
8226
8125
7225
6805
6199
5276
4932
3671
3497
3237
3621
3959
3513
3567
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WSW
11
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.6
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
1.4
S
10
1
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
154
127
127
54
55
93
54
46
144
140
138
136
98
305
251
228
208
431
417
356
527
823
803
753
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
11
0.2
SSW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
19
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SSE
16
0.9
SSW
9
0.8
SSW
9
Energy kJ
68
30
31
77
129
125
69
76
149
145
199
319
444
447
135
103
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
11
5.5
SSE
11
6.5
SSE
12
7
SE
12
7
SE
13
6.5
SE
13
6
SE
12
Energy kJ
1962
6406
12632
14523
15727
13221
10661
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
7
5
9
6
5
5
3
5
5
3
4
4
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
Distance (km)
63
318
257
198
257
386
364
364
318
63
63
318
366
366
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
0
0
16
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
5
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
9
9
6
6
5
3
5
5
4
4
4
7
6
6
7
7
7
5
5
7
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
7
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