Gerickes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.02° S 22.78° E

Issued: 7 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gerickes Point sea temperature is

15.8°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 (29 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with SSE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 10s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 7s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 1PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (29 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)	7.5ft (2.3m)	10s
Evening (29 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu night).
	Tuesday 29							Wednesday 30								Thursday 1
	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	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	3	4	2	3	3	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
Wave Graph
kJ	619	665	540	1005	638	617	622	526	514	1178	612	987	1266	1635	2356	1500	943	979	783	653	573	441	377
Wind (km/h)	ENE	ENE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NE	ENE	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	NNW	NW	E	W	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	off	on	cross-on
High Tide					4:59PM1.91m					5:19AM1.70m				5:35PM1.78m				5:57AM1.56m				6:16PM1.60m
Low Tide			10:45AM0.06m					11:13PM0.07m				11:20AM0.16m				11:50PM0.21m				11:59AM0.31m


	6:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:05	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	14	18	20	17	15	15	15	14	16	22	23	24	22	22	22	23	25	31	32	29	18	17
Feels °C	11	12	14	14	11	12	13	13	12	14	20	20	21	20	20	20	20	23	27	30	28	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 9	SSE 8	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 8	SE 10	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	ESE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	619	665	540	253	295	213	160	231	231	643	222	341	327	264	1642	807	943	979	783	653	573	441	377
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 8	SW 13	SW 13	SSE 8	SSW 16	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	—	—	SW 14	SE 11	SE 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SE 11	SSW 4
kJ	205	167	130	192	3	290	286	70	146	199	429	453	—	—	268	676	202	205	163	156	122	55	12
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 12	WSW 11	—	SSW 16	S 8	SSW 16	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 13	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SW 12
kJ	54	54	102	149	142	23	—	155	34	169	—	—	—	—	—	264	208	121	96	75	73	55	89
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	E 5	ESE 5	SE 10	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	—	—	N 3	—	—	SW 12	—
kJ	31	52	37	1005	638	617	622	526	514	1178	612	987	1266	1635	2356	1500	—	—	3	—	—	207	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	364	364	364	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	15	2	0	19	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	4				4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	2	2	2	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	6	9	8	7	7	6	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	5	9	9	8	7	6	6	5

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