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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
18.7° 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 6PM is: 5.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 23ft (7.0m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, calm by Thu morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | |
2227 | 2694 | 9434 | 17620 | 17931 | 9668 | 11496 | 7468 | 8370 | 7453 | 4823 | 4651 | 4665 | 5178 | 6916 | 7685 | 8428 | 7969 | 6673 | 5080 | 4088 | 3399 | 2839 | 2418 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 11:21AM1.22m | 11:55PM1.45m | 12:24PM1.34m | 00:43AM1.60m | 1:13PM1.47m | 1:27AM1.75m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:22PM0.55m | 6:18AM0.48m | 6:20PM0.45m | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:08PM0.33m | 7:50AM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | |
— | — | 5:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | |
— | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | S 10 | SE 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SE 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
2227 | 100 | 52 | 11217 | 11289 | 22 | 8135 | 6 | 6729 | 5720 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6673 | 5080 | 4088 | 3399 | 2839 | 2418 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | SSE 12 | — | SE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 |
72 | 72 | — | 52 | 23 | — | 14 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | WSW 12 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
63 | 2694 | 9434 | 17620 | 17931 | 9668 | 11496 | 7468 | 8370 | 7453 | 4823 | 4651 | 4665 | 5178 | 6916 | 7685 | 8428 | 7969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 492 | 605 | 624 | 198 | 675 | 19 | 60 | 56 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 389 | 389 | 469 | 473 | 397 | 397 | 397 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
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