Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 23 Apr 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
19.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 7AM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 23). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Apr)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (23 Apr)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (23 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6315
5057
4314
3697
3242
1958
1511
1236
938
730
539
437
385
349
347
304
304
318
269
220
205
171
168
140
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
E
20
SE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
N
0
S
10
ESE
5
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
WNW
10
SW
5
N
5
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
on
High Tide
7:47AM1.30m
8:49PM1.27m
9:34AM1.18m
10:49PM1.28m
11:31AM1.20m
Low Tide
1:33AM0.57m
2:14PM0.57m
3:20AM0.69m
4:04PM0.64m
5:27AM0.65m
5:44PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:56
6:56
6:58
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5:55
5:54
5:53
Temp °C
14
13
13
18
20
20
17
17
17
17
18
26
26
25
23
23
22
21
23
29
30
24
21
19
11
10
11
16
15
16
14
14
14
14
16
26
27
25
22
22
21
20
22
26
28
24
21
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
15
3.5
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.3
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
13
1.9
SSW
13
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
8
1.6
ESE
9
1.5
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.3
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
ESE
9
0.9
E
9
Energy kJ
6315
5057
4314
3697
3242
1958
1511
1236
385
378
414
422
385
349
347
304
304
318
269
190
151
129
123
122
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SSW
13
1.6
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.2
SSW
12
1
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SSW
11
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
Energy kJ
938
730
539
437
361
273
217
170
186
215
199
220
205
171
168
140
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.3
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
17
0.2
SSE
16
Energy kJ
8
8
2
17
6
6
6
23
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
4
1.1
E
5
1
ESE
5
2.1
ESE
6
2.5
ESE
7
2.2
ESE
7
2.4
E
8
2.2
E
8
0.2
NNW
2
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SW
4
0.4
SW
4
Energy kJ
20
52
47
322
571
487
653
597
1
2
3
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
318
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
19
19
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
9
5
5
4
5
5
7
4
5
4
4
4
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