Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (02 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 4PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (02 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (02 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 2 | Saturday 3 | Sunday 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 347 | 339 | 267 | 234 | 210 | 133 | 455 | 652 | 676 | 538 | 420 | 279 | 503 | 325 | 350 | 304 | 483 | 608 | 547 | 587 | 686 | 589 | 920 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | glassy | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross |
High Tide | 6:43AM1.40m | 7:08PM1.40m | 7:54AM1.24m | 8:40PM1.22m | 10:13AM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:47PM0.49m | 1:34AM0.55m | 2:09PM0.67m | 3:27AM0.67m | 4:48PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 |
| kJ | 347 | 339 | 267 | 234 | 210 | 133 | 455 | 652 | 676 | 538 | 420 | 279 | 503 | 325 | 350 | 304 | 293 | 231 | 547 | 587 | 686 | 589 | 512 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 13 | SW 12 | E 8 | — | E 8 | S 6 | — | — | SW 10 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 75 | 67 | 42 | 30 | 93 | 71 | 102 | 74 | 71 | 48 | 80 | 144 | 30 | — | 29 | 28 | — | — | 290 | 389 | 480 | 539 | 920 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SW 13 | E 8 | E 8 | SE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | WSW 12 | — | SSW 14 | — |
| kJ | 86 | 83 | 79 | 77 | 43 | 58 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 28 | 35 | 33 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 29 | — | 239 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | — | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | 170 | 247 | 286 | 483 | 608 | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 364 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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