Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 20 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
22.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 1AM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (21 Feb)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (21 Feb)11ft (3.5m)9s

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

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Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
0
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
SE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.9
SE
1.2
E
1.6
SE
2.2
SE
3
ESE
3.5
ESE
4
ESE
3.5
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
1.9
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
ESE
Period(s) (?)1110107107789998888888999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)804400379305279247437126919212224160610321108824534477537550541623617554422353
Wind
(km/h)
30
ESE
25
E
10
E
15
E
5
E
5
ESE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
20
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
0
NNW
10
S
10
SSW
20
WSW
5
NW
5
NW
15
NNE
5
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
onglassoncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:29PM
1.78
5:48AM
1.91
6:02PM
1.68
6:23AM
1.80
6:39PM
1.53
7:02AM
1.63
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32PM
0.03
12:01PM
0.12
12:05AM
0.14
12:38PM
0.24
12:40AM
0.28
1:20PM
0.40
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:09-------6:09--
Sunset7:15-------7:15-------7:14-------
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------311-----
Temp. °C232121202022252525222222232627262223242423232323
Feels °C (?)202022212224252323222424263029282226272425262524
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