Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 12 Dec 2025 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
20.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 6PM is: 1.2m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Dec)2ft (0.6m)19s
Afternoon (12 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)18s
Evening (12 Dec)10ft (3.0m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
3
SW
3
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.3
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)9181791011131214141313131313121212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)211547798154218502527532731795345468234612884261723262056177715761369118011601272149616831683
Wind
(km/h)
5
S
15
SSE
25
SW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
0
ENE
5
N
0
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
0
WSW
0
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:39AM
1.36
10:13PM
1.13
10:53AM
1.34
11:37PM
1.15
11:58AM
1.37
12:40AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:17PM
0.66
4:08AM
0.65
5:36PM
0.63
5:26AM
0.66
6:37PM
0.56
6:31AM
0.62
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunday
14
Monday
15
Sunrise-------5:11-------5:11-------5:11
Sunset--7:32-------7:34-------7:35-----
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---22221----------------
Temp. °C262720181717161719181818171715172020191817171719
Feels °C (?)262417161413111213141616161714161717171717171720
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