Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (19 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 10PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (19 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 19 | Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 435 | 435 | 1254 | 1714 | 1922 | 1759 | 1568 | 1438 | 1120 | 1021 | 865 | 765 | 666 | 528 | 471 | 409 | 314 | 316 | 317 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:26PM1.04m | 12:12PM1.06m | 00:26AM1.13m | 1:07PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:09PM0.85m | 5:07AM0.82m | 6:24PM0.83m | 6:51AM0.68m | 7:16PM0.67m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:23 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 229 | 197 | 1254 | 1714 | 1922 | 1759 | 1568 | 1438 | 1120 | 1021 | 865 | 765 | 666 | 528 | 471 | 409 | 314 | 314 | 263 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 435 | 435 | 161 | 161 | 134 | 112 | 112 | 112 | 90 | 90 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 47 | — | — | 86 | 125 | 142 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | SSE 5 | — | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | — | — | SSE 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 214 | 339 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | 5 | 4 | 8 | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | ESE 8 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 7 | ESE 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 96 | 113 | 208 | 316 | 317 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 257 | 318 | 318 |
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