Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 25 Jan 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
22.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 12AM is: 2.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm January 25). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jan)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (26 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SW
2.2
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
2
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2.4
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.4
SW
2.4
SW
Period(s) (?)121111111111111111121212121212121212121213131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)115411341172113110279499329491065116211821129118712811315157317651944203419762008203919421817
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ENE
0
NNE
5
NNW
5
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
5
NW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SW
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
SE
5
E
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
15
SSE
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
glassonglassglasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
1.34
8:27AM
1.49
9:03PM
1.20
9:51AM
1.37
11:00PM
1.15
11:45AM
1.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:55AM
0.45
2:59PM
0.54
3:04AM
0.59
4:40PM
0.61
4:59AM
0.66
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Sunrise-----5:43-------5:43-------5:45--
Sunset7:38-------7:37-------7:37-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222119191921232322212020202123232221212019202121
Feels °C (?)202019212023232323232221212222222222232221212020
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