Gerickes Point Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.02° S 22.78° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 17.6° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 7AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 May)	6ft (1.8m)	8s
Afternoon (19 May)	10ft (3.0m)	8s
Evening (19 May)	10ft (3.0m)	8s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 19								Wednesday 20								Thursday 21
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	553	392	380	631	889	1003	1207	1164	998	870	709	746	1025	1025	941	850	763	1018	800	659	439	394	338	280
Wind (km/h)	E	ENE	E	E	ESE	E	E	E	ENE	ENE	ENE	E	ESE	E	ENE	NE	NE	NE	N	NW	WSW	SW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide			5:04AM1.80m				5:34PM1.68m				5:52AM1.66m				6:26PM1.59m				6:44AM1.50m				7:25PM1.49m
Low Tide					11:22AM0.11m				11:42PM0.25m				12:09PM0.23m				00:38AM0.38m				1:02PM0.36m


	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:18	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	17	19	20	18	17	17	17	17	17	20	23	20	19	18	17	17	18	22	23	19	17	18
Feels °C	16	17	16	18	17	16	15	16	16	16	16	18	21	18	18	18	16	16	17	22	23	19	16	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SSE 8	SSE 8	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8
kJ	553	364	362	392	330	330	239	202	235	196	153	120	96	69	69	68	763	705	554	504	439	394	338	280
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	SW 12	SW 12	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SE 12	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	163	392	380	54	74	104	116	111	106	103	131	96	57	23	43	84	80	78	121	180	138	132	120	90
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SSE 16	SSE 15	—	—	—	—	SSW 10	—	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 9	SSW 15	SSE 12	SSW 9	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SE 11	S 8	SSW 21	SSW 20	SSW 20
kJ	38	24	44	—	—	—	—	18	—	17	16	16	16	47	14	8	34	30	30	5	5	44	76	75
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	E 8	E 8	E 8	—	SW 3	SW 3	SW 4
kJ	164	124	95	631	889	1003	1207	1164	998	870	709	746	1025	1025	941	850	—	1018	800	659	—	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	19	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	5	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4

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