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Gerickes Point (Left), South Africa

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About Gerickes Point (Left)

Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated. Facts: verified, surf details estimated.

The spot faces S (193°), so it takes swell from the S. The wind blows offshore from the N (13°). It is exposed to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 2–8 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves moderately: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 38). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 16°C in July, its coldest month (3/2 wetsuit), and 21°C in January, its warmest (2 mm shorty). For intermediate surfers the best months are usually May and June, with about 1 good days in 7. From the weather of past years. The town to stay in is Sedgefield, 4.2 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 4 surf spots.

Water about 17°C: 3/2 wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.

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From Chicago: about 30 h 30 door to door, one way. An estimate; the journey never changes the score.

  1. Fly. Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to GRJ, changing at Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) and Cape Town International Airport (CPT).

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  2. Getting there. 55 min from the airport to Gerickes Point (Left).

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  3. Accommodation.

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Where it is

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Forecast

The score for experts, coloured as on the area pages:GoodFairPoorToo bigToo small

DayScoreSwellEnergyWindTemp
Sun 18Oct408 ft9 ssoft832kJ15°C
Mon 19Oct236 ft8 smushy458kJ16°C
Tue 20Oct375 ft8 smushy269kJ15°C
Wed 21Oct287 ft9 ssoft718kJ20°C
Thu 22Oct308 ft8 smushy734kJ17°C
Fri 23Oct329 ft8 ssoft935kJ17°C
Sat 24Oct284 ft8 ssoft234kJ17°C
Sun 25Oct153 ft7 smushy60kJ18°C
Mon 26Oct153 ft6 smushy65kJ19°C
Tue 27Oct213 ft6 smushy68kJ18°C

Day scores here are the conditions out of 80; a trip's score on the results is the same conditions out of 100. The journey never scores. The forecast reaches about 10 days. Energy is the swell's power in kJ per metre of wave, from its height and interval: it grows with the square of each, so a long-period swell hits far harder than a short one the same size. The word under the swell is the wave's shape, our estimate from the sea floor. Wind is in knots: 10 kn is about 19 km/h. The arrow points where the wind blows to; offshore wind, blowing from the land out to sea, is green and says so.

Your trip, day by day

6 nights from Mon 19 Oct, leaving from Chicago, for expert surfers. Change dates

  1. Mon 19 Oct
    Travel out

    Fly MDW to GRJ, changing at ATL and CPT, then 55 min by road. About 30h 30 door to door

  2. Tue 20 Oct
    Surf Gerickes (Scar reef)

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, offshore wind.

  3. Wed 21 Oct
    Surf Sandpoep Shorey

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 9 s, offshore wind.

  4. Thu 22 Oct
    Surf Sandpoep Shorey

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 8 ft at 8 s, wind 8 kn (14 km/h).

  5. Fri 23 Oct
    Surf Sandpoep Shorey

    Best 08:00 to 11:00 local time: 9 ft at 8 s, wind 1 kn (2 km/h).

  6. Sat 24 Oct
    Surf Sandpoep Shorey

    Best 11:00 to 14:00 local time: 5 ft at 8 s, wind 4 kn (7 km/h).

  7. Sun 25 Oct
    Travel home

    Fly MDW to GRJ, changing at ATL and CPT, then 55 min by road. About 30h 30 door to door

The plan picks the best of 5 spots near Sedgefield each day: Gerickes back reef, Gerickes Point (Left), Gerickes (Scar reef), Sandpoep Shorey, Vallies Doom Shorey.

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Rough cost

About £1,140–£2,240 each for 6 nights, 2 people sharing a room. A guide from typical prices, not a quote: check the real prices before you book.

WhatHow we worked it outEach
Flightsreturn MDW to GRJ, estimated from distance and season, changing at ATL and CPT, full-service airlines, with a hold bag£780–£1,615
To the UK airportparking or the train, there and back£35–£65
Hire car6 days, shared£50–£85
Stay6 nights, a mid-range double, shared£110–£185
Food7 days eating out£115–£210
Board and wetsuit5 days, or about £85 to fly your own£50–£80
Total£1,140–£2,240

Prices from public sources, checked in 2026: where they come from. Lessons, lift-pass deals and insurance are extra.

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