Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 19 Oct 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
18.4° 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: 3.5m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 6.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)11ft (3.5m)17s
Afternoon (19 Oct)11ft (3.5m)16s
Evening (19 Oct)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3.5
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.3
SW
2.2
SW
2
SW
1.9
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.6
SSW
2.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)171616161616161615141414141313131313121212171615
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7167651260335507456244713837333124011850155913491236101181681681690484978278274912942329
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
NE
5
E
20
SSE
20
SE
30
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
S
5
NW
0
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:33PM
1.77
2:50AM
1.65
2:59PM
1.82
3:17AM
1.69
3:25PM
1.83
3:43AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
0.24
8:50PM
0.16
8:50AM
0.20
9:14PM
0.11
9:16AM
0.17
9:38PM
0.10
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-------5:41-------5:39-------5:39
Sunset--6:45-------6:45-------6:45-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C181718161615141619201916151615161921221716151619
Feels °C (?)161314131414131616161415141615171819191616151619
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Garden Route

  1. weather stationWind Update The wind is still offshore at Gerickes Point (moderate winds from the E at George Airport 37 km from Gerickes Point). 3.4m 16s long period groundswell from the SSW to make surfable waves.

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20 km/h
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0.0
18.4
Air / Water (°C)
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