Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 19 Feb 2026 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
22.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 2PM is: 2.1m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 14s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Feb)6ft (1.8m)13s
Afternoon (19 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s
Evening (19 Feb)7ft (2.1m)13s

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

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Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
1
1
2
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.8
SE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121211777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12699769961405150414581354754667580522455355349246353228301327757123613761241870
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
0
ESE
5
NE
5
NE
5
ENE
5
E
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
ESE
20
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
crosscrossglassglassglasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:57PM
1.83
5:16AM
1.97
5:29PM
1.78
5:48AM
1.91
6:02PM
1.68
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:56AM
0.03
11:02PM
-0.03
11:28AM
0.05
11:32PM
0.03
12:01PM
0.12
12:05AM
0.14
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sun
22
Sunrise-6:07-------6:07-------6:07------
Sunset----7:16-------7:15-------7:15---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C202123232221212020212423222121201921242524222221
Feels °C (?)212223232323232121222321192022212023232322222423
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