Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 03 Dec 2025 SAST
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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
20.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 3AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 03). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (04 Dec)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (04 Dec)4ft (1.2m)10s

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

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Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.7
SSE
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1.3
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
Period(s) (?)9999999101010101010101010999910999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)230264318320506340293255255214255255260266225220171166136255342294257220
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
20
E
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
0
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
W
5
W
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
5
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
1.87
2:47AM
1.71
3:01PM
1.91
3:31AM
1.76
3:46PM
1.90
4:15AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:38PM
0.04
8:47AM
0.14
9:22PM
0.00
9:34AM
0.11
10:05PM
0.01
10:21AM
0.13
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Saturday
06
Sunrise-----5:09-------5:09-------5:09--
Sunset7:25-------7:27-------7:28-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-------------------111--
Temp. °C191715151520222425211918171920212119191918181920
Feels °C (?)161413131420202123232018171919202020201919191919
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