Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 19 Apr 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
20.1° 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 3AM is: 4.0m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)14s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
0
0
0
4
5
7
7
8
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
3
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
4
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3.5
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
3
SW
4
SW
4.5
SW
4
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
4.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111214141414131313131313121313141515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)90724103539410640083731306730616144445841113992344931053057338450155703516252696167721786118947
Wind
(km/h)
35
NW
30
NW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
WSW
20
SW
5
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
W
15
SW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrossoncross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55PM
1.78
5:10AM
1.87
5:36PM
1.67
5:53AM
1.70
6:22PM
1.53
6:42AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
0.09
11:27AM
0.09
11:39PM
0.22
12:10PM
0.25
12:28AM
0.39
1:01PM
0.42
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise-----6:54-------6:54-------6:56--
Sunset6:00-------6:00-------5:59-------
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
--11-------------22121--
Temp. °C221915151415171818161514141520201716151515151717
Feels °C (?)15128989101113141312121216161112111111121314
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