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Gerickes Point Surf Forecast
/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /
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Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
17.9° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?
The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 5AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (20 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
795 | 341 | 679 | 715 | 816 | 789 | 751 | 1156 | 924 | 812 | 800 | 516 | 510 | 450 | 326 | 280 | 229 | 188 | 280 | 209 | 264 | 334 | 330 | 322 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:52AM1.66m | 6:26PM1.59m | 6:44AM1.50m | 7:25PM1.49m | 7:46AM1.34m | 8:37PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:42PM0.25m | 12:09PM0.23m | 00:38AM0.38m | 1:02PM0.36m | 1:44AM0.51m | 2:04PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SE 8 | SW 12 | SW 12 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 235 | 341 | 153 | 120 | 96 | 69 | 69 | 713 | 634 | 574 | 554 | 516 | 510 | 450 | 326 | 280 | 229 | 187 | 155 | 121 | 118 | 96 | 96 | 322 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SW 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | E 8 |
| kJ | 106 | 231 | 101 | 98 | 58 | 37 | 54 | 68 | 80 | 78 | 121 | 180 | 138 | 132 | 118 | 90 | 89 | 87 | 280 | 125 | 264 | 334 | 330 | 57 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 21 | SW 3 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SW 12 | SSW 18 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 17 | 103 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 47 | 43 | 84 | 34 | 30 | 30 | 5 | 12 | 44 | 2 | 75 | 127 | 188 | 84 | 209 | 77 | 99 | 77 | 73 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 7 |
| kJ | 795 | 269 | 679 | 715 | 816 | 789 | 751 | 1156 | 924 | 812 | 800 | — | — | 2 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 66 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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