Gerickes Point surf break

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 06 Feb 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
23.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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 2PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SW
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)111210121111111111111010101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)220129148343308303297297292220281281316341276433370322292370466586452290
Wind
(km/h)
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
ENE
0
ESE
5
WNW
5
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
10
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offglassglassoncrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:12AM
1.76
6:20PM
1.53
6:40AM
1.63
6:48PM
1.40
7:08AM
1.48
7:17PM
1.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:23PM
0.28
12:22AM
0.27
12:51PM
0.40
12:48AM
0.41
1:21PM
0.53
1:16AM
0.56
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise-5:54-------5:54-------5:56------
Sunset----7:30-------7:29-------7:28---
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------------12-----1832
Temp. °C212123242422212121232424232221212121232322202020
Feels °C (?)232324242323222323242524242222232223232323212122
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