Gerickes Point Surf Forecast

/ Garden Route (22 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.02° S 22.78° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Gerickes Point surfForecast / Garden Route / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 24 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 17.7° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Gerickes Point today?

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 May)	2.5ft (0.8m)	14s
Afternoon (24 May)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (24 May)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 24								Monday 25								Tuesday 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)	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	2	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	277	214	224	511	444	444	340	325	1034	1343	1504	1812	2119	2263	2171	1744	1438	1326	1037	838	656	761	736	672
Wind (km/h)	NE	NE	NNE	S	SE	ESE	NE	NE	NE	E	NE	SE	S	ENE	N	W	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	WSW	SW	NNW	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross	glassy
High Tide				10:35AM1.19m					11:15PM1.42m				11:51AM1.23m				00:14AM1.47m				12:47PM1.30m
Low Tide		4:36AM0.61m				4:39PM0.58m					5:52AM0.55m				5:49PM0.56m				6:48AM0.48m				6:44PM0.52m


	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	16	16	19	19	18	17	17	17	17	17	20	20	19	19	18	17	16	16	18	18	17	16	16
Feels °C	16	15	15	19	18	18	17	17	16	17	16	20	19	19	19	17	16	15	15	16	17	17	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12
kJ	277	190	224	511	444	444	340	325	1034	1343	1504	1812	2119	2263	2171	1744	1438	1326	1037	838	656	761	736	672
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 8	SW 14	SSW 18	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 16	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	ESE 6	E 7	E 7	SSW 16	SW 15
kJ	93	90	224	120	186	179	177	261	66	65	63	41	39	38	38	24	34	24	24	7	14	14	173	340
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 15	SW 14	SSW 18	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	E 10	E 10	ESE 5	SE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	E 7	E 7
kJ	220	214	121	55	52	48	68	68	18	18	18	17	33	33	19	19	8	17	5	14	8	8	14	8
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 3	E 4	—	—	—	—	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 5	SW 5	SW 5	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	7	—	—	—	—	13	34	27	35	49	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Groenvlei Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	2	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Garden Route	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Fish Boma	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Goukamma River Mouth	Keurbooms	Brak River	Gerickes Point	Fish Boma	Fish Boma
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Koeel Bay Overberg	Paranoia Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Dungeons Cape Town	Dungeons Cape Town	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Doring Bay West Coast	Dungeons Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	4	4	5	5	6	7	9	9	9	9	8

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