Gerickes Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.02° S 22.78° E

Issued: 1 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gerickes Point sea temperature is

16.9° 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 (30 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gerickes Point at 5AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	13s
Evening (30 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 30								Friday 31								Saturday 1
	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)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	3	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	E 9	SW 13	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	1077	1061	946	946	841	784	700	700	632	632	606	524	486	674	1198	948	930	1089	890	885	813	813	724	708
Wind (km/h)	NE	NNE	NNE	NE	SE	ESE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	ENE	E	E	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	NNE	SE	E	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	glassy	glassy	off	cross	cross
High Tide		4:03AM1.69m				4:27PM1.74m				4:32AM1.71m				4:55PM1.79m					5:01AM1.71m				5:24PM1.80m
Low Tide				10:15AM0.12m				10:32PM0.22m				10:42AM0.09m					11:01PM0.20m				11:09AM0.09m


	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:22	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	13	13	17	18	17	15	15	14	13	12	16	19	20	17	15	14	14	14	19	21	20	19	19
Feels °C	12	11	10	16	15	13	13	13	12	10	9	14	16	17	14	12	11	11	11	17	19	18	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	SW 13	SW 13	ESE 7	SW 13	ESE 9	ESE 9	SW 12	SW 12	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9
kJ	1077	1061	946	946	841	784	700	700	187	632	418	466	386	330	781	694	666	761	890	885	813	813	724	708
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	SW 13	ESE 9	SW 13	SW 13	S 19	—	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 14	SW 13
kJ	238	188	281	232	—	—	—	—	632	259	543	466	7	—	281	207	203	164	127	125	125	125	281	242
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 9	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	SW 18	SSW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 14	—	S 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	203	61	—	—	—	—	12	31	44	41	89	85	75	74	—	17
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 7	E 7	E 9	E 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 7	E 7	E 7	E 6	E 9	E 7	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	E 9	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	286	240	390	343	270	474	509	494	439	148	606	524	486	674	1198	948	930	1089	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	8	6	5	7	6	9	5	6	6	9	8	7	6

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