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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
18.8° 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 11PM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
5521 | 5605 | 6070 | 6960 | 8245 | 8761 | 8796 | 8829 | 7280 | 5629 | 4541 | 3628 | 3191 | 2735 | 2381 | 1966 | 1572 | 1413 | 1164 | 1006 | 2948 | 3353 | 3879 | 3594 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:43AM1.60m | 1:13PM1.47m | 1:27AM1.75m | 1:57PM1.60m | 2:10AM1.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:20PM0.45m | 7:06AM0.32m | 7:08PM0.33m | 7:50AM0.17m | 7:54PM0.22m | 8:31AM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | |
2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
— | — | — | — | 13 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 7280 | 5629 | 4541 | 3628 | 3191 | 2735 | 2381 | 1966 | 1572 | 1413 | 1164 | 1006 | 2948 | 3353 | 3879 | 3594 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 106 | 155 | 411 | 945 | 130 | 132 | 103 | 186 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 15 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 50 | 49 | 69 | 208 | 257 | — | 55 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
5521 | 5605 | 6070 | 6960 | 8245 | 8761 | 8796 | 8829 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 389 | 389 | 389 | 469 | 457 | 473 | 399 | 397 | 63 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 19 | 19 |
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