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Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa
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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
18.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?
The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 2AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (14 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gerickes Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
7201 | 5863 | 4541 | 3806 | 3357 | 2802 | 2381 | 1966 | 1572 | 1358 | 1123 | 988 | 2967 | 3420 | 2987 | 2708 | 2471 | 2122 | 2029 | 1642 | 1475 | 1343 | 1179 | 991 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 1:27AM1.75m | 1:57PM1.60m | 2:10AM1.87m | 2:39PM1.70m | 2:52AM1.94m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:08PM0.33m | 7:50AM0.17m | 7:54PM0.22m | 8:31AM0.05m | 8:37PM0.14m | 9:13AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | |
5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 |
11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
7201 | 5863 | 4541 | 3806 | 3357 | 2802 | 2381 | 1966 | 1572 | 1358 | 1123 | 988 | 2967 | 3420 | 2987 | 2708 | 2471 | 2122 | 2029 | 1642 | 1475 | 1343 | 1179 | 991 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 8 | 15 | 15 | 106 | 103 | 411 | 945 | 130 | 132 | 423 | 558 | 568 | 420 | 533 | 1500 | 1463 | 1181 | 888 | 816 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 50 | 50 | 72 | 167 | 260 | 181 | 238 | 236 | 233 | 348 | 519 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 397 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 2 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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