Gerickes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.02° S 22.78° E

Issued: 1 am 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gerickes Point sea temperature is

16.8° C

Gerickes Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today (24 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 16s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 9AM is: 4.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 8.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Jul)	13ft (4.0m)	16s
Afternoon (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	15s
Evening (24 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	14s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	9	8	7	5	5	5	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	4013	8336	7098	6491	4832	3682	3595	2883	2356	1950	1648	1811	1915	1975	1885	1739	1522	1415	1200	1007	765	765	544	1034
Wind (km/h)	W	NW	NNW	ENE	SSE	SE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	N	ESE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	N	NNE	NNE	NNE	S	SE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy
High Tide	11:34PM1.21m				12:41PM1.13m				00:56AM1.26m				1:42PM1.23m				1:50AM1.36m					2:24PM1.35m
Low Tide			6:23AM0.69m				6:37PM0.74m				7:33AM0.59m				7:43PM0.64m					8:16AM0.48m				8:26PM0.53m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—
mm	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	13	13	14	17	15	14	14	14	13	13	16	16	15	15	15	15	15	15	21	22	19	19	19
Feels °C	11	12	12	13	14	13	13	13	13	11	11	15	14	13	13	13	12	12	11	19	20	18	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 12	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 13
kJ	1946	8336	7098	6491	4832	3682	3595	2883	2356	1950	1648	1811	1915	1975	1885	1739	1522	1415	1200	1007	765	765	544	1034
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 17	ESE 12	SSE 8	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 8	SE 11	SE 7	SE 8	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SSW 16	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SE 10
kJ	4013	54	165	50	49	129	31	49	79	52	64	34	77	100	88	90	90	68	269	362	411	334	431	23
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 12	—	SE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 11	SE 11	SE 11	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	—	—	—	—	E 4	ESE 4	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	S 10	ESE 5
kJ	68	—	66	51	49	31	31	57	35	35	35	24	—	—	—	—	8	7	49	39	39	38	35	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	11	12	9	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	8	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	0	16	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	7	9	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	8	7	5	6	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	9	8	6	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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