Gerickes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.02° S 22.78° E

Issued: 1 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gerickes Point sea temperature is

14.9°C

Gerickes Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (16 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 8PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 9s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Sep)	8ft (2.4m)	14s
Afternoon (16 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	14s
Evening (16 Sep)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri morning).
	Wed 16					Thursday 17								Friday 18
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	2185	2284	1504	694	1172	1346	1518	1471	1187	1129	1025	865	851	808	808	710	685	600	662	891	809
Wind (km/h)	WSW	WSW	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide				6:10PM1.50m				6:25AM1.33m				6:37PM1.33m				6:56AM1.18m				7:12PM1.17m
Low Tide		11:57AM0.39m				00:20AM0.46m				12:23PM0.54m				00:52AM0.61m				12:56PM0.70m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:21	—	—
mm	3	3	1	—	—	1	2	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	14	15	15	13	12	12	13	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	15	16	17	16	15	14
Feels °C	10	13	12	13	11	10	9	9	10	10	10	10	11	10	10	10	10	11	11	12	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	2185	2284	1504	694	1172	1346	1518	1471	1187	1129	1025	865	851	808	808	710	685	600	662	891	809
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 10	E 10	S 7	SW 9	E 10	E 10	E 10	—	E 10	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	—	—	—	SSW 14	SSW 14	—	SW 18
kJ	106	106	117	215	76	75	72	—	54	56	57	36	36	36	—	—	—	236	342	—	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	E 10	S 7	SW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	106	150	142	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 6	SE 6	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 6	SE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	—	—	—	—	158	229	244	352	331	287	244	237	223	209	254	292	444	498	622	710	595
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4
Distance (km)	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	467	318	0	0	0	0	397	397	470	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4			4	4	4	4				4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	5	4	5	6

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