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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) ratings
Quality on a good day: 5.0
Consistency of surf: 5.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 4.0

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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – East London)

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Name: Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)
Type: reef
Reliability: very consistent
Best Swell: S Offshore Wind: NW

Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) in East London is an exposed reef break that has very reliable surf and works all around the year. Ideal winds are from the northwest. Tends to receive distant groundswells and the ideal swell direction is from the south. Both left and right reef breaks. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Beware of urchins, rips, rocks, locals and sharks.

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Overall Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution

IMPORTANT: Beta version feature! Swell heights are open water values from NWW3. There is no attempt to model near-shore effects. Coastal wave heights will generally be less, especially if the break does not have unobstructed exposure to the open ocean.

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Also see Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surf quality by season and Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surf quality by month.

Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Location Map

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Gonubie Reef (The Lefts):

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Closest break Rivermouth 1 mi
Second closest break Tidals 1 mi
Third closest break Yellowsands Beach 1 mi
Fourth closest break Yellow sands Point 1 mi
Fifth closest break Glen Eden 1 mi

Wave buoys nearest to Gonubie Reef (The Lefts):

Closest wave buoy Brazil Buoy 4475 mi
Second closest wave buoy Lion Buoy 5370 mi
Third closest wave buoy Nice Buoy 5402 mi
Fourth closest wave buoy Gascogne Buoy 5773 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy Middle Atlantic Buoy 5927 mi

Tide stations nearest to Gonubie Reef (The Lefts):

Closest tide station Durban, South Africa 270 mi
Second closest tide station Heard Island, Antarctica 2625 mi
Third closest tide station Mawson, Antarctica 2780 mi
Fourth closest tide station Davis, Antarctica 3149 mi
Fifth closest tide station Royal Bay (Moltke Harbor), South Georgia 3414 mi

snow forecast website

Ski Resorts closest to Gonubie Reef (The Lefts):

Closest ski area Tiffindell (South Africa) 152 mi
Second closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 282 mi
Third closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 282 mi
Fourth closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 282 mi
Fifth closest ski area Afri-Ski (Lesotho) 282 mi

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Town and city forecasts close to Gonubie Reef (The Lefts):

Closest city location East London (South Africa) 16 mi
Second closest city location Butterworth (South Africa) 36 mi
Third closest city location Stutterheim (South Africa) 45 mi
Fourth closest city location Bisho (South Africa) 48 mi
Fifth closest city location Alice (South Africa) 75 mi
  • The closest passenger airport to Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) is East London Airport (ELS) in South Africa, 34 km (21 miles) away (directly).
  • The second nearest airport to Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) is Bisho Airport (VIY), also in South Africa, 78 km (48 miles) away.
  • Third is Umtata Airport (UTT) in South Africa, 155 km (96 miles) away.
  • Queenstown Airport (UTW) in South Africa is 156 km (97 miles) away.
  • Port Elizabeth Airport (PLZ), also in South Africa is the fifth nearest airport to Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) and is 264 km (164 miles) away.
Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) break location map and break info
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts), South-Africa - East London. Use the tab navigation above to view Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) sea temperature, Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) photographs, Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) webcams, current wind from South-Africa - East London live weather stations and Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) tide predictions. The South Africa swell maps link will open up the big picture showing South Africa and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from South Africa wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Gonubie Reef (The Lefts).