Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (14 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 11PM is: 2.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (14 Oct) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (14 Oct) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1228 | 1395 | 1643 | 1783 | 2474 | 2931 | 4657 | 4192 | 3388 | 2862 | 2390 | 2125 | 1693 | 1395 | 1191 | 1006 | 911 | 695 | 672 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 5:13PM1.62m | 5:32AM1.49m | 5:40PM1.48m | 6:01AM1.36m | 6:09PM1.34m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.30m | 11:30AM0.42m | 11:51PM0.43m | 12:00PM0.55m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 1228 | 1395 | 1643 | 1783 | 2474 | 2931 | 4657 | 4192 | 3388 | 2862 | 2390 | 2125 | 1693 | 1395 | 1191 | 1006 | 911 | 695 | 672 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 26 | 42 | 40 | 66 | 63 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 50 | 52 | 52 | 35 | 35 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | — | — | 61 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 0 |
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