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Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
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 11AM is: 1.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.6m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 28°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | ESE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | E 9 | SW 12 | E 9 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 9 | WSW 10 | SW 9 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | |
730 | 614 | 437 | 361 | 285 | 246 | 252 | 217 | 225 | 235 | 217 | 205 | 171 | 168 | 137 | 134 | 151 | 124 | 106 | 164 | 197 | 424 | 825 | 881 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross | 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 | |||||||||||||||||||
6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | |
— | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 28 | 27 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
14 | 15 | 24 | 27 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | WSW 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
730 | 253 | 310 | 326 | 284 | 246 | 252 | 217 | 225 | 235 | 194 | 153 | 130 | 139 | 133 | 101 | 151 | 108 | 106 | 164 | 96 | 73 | 54 | 57 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | E 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 9 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
237 | 614 | 437 | 361 | 285 | 217 | 226 | 183 | 211 | 195 | 217 | 205 | 171 | 168 | 137 | 134 | 103 | 124 | 100 | 127 | 34 | 55 | 34 | 32 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SSE 16 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 10 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | WSW 4 | — | — | SSW 4 | — | — | — | SW 9 | SW 7 | WSW 9 | SW 8 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | 197 | 424 | 825 | 881 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 60 | 512 | 350 |
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