Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – East London)

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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Spot ID:

Type: reef

Reliability: very consistent

Best: Swell S | Wind NW

Sea Temperature Today is: 21.1 °C

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Wednesday, 22 May 2013, 14:51 Local time

m, °C	Tue	Wednesday 22
ft, °F	11PM	2AM	5AM	8AM
Wave (m)	SW	SW	SSW	SSW
Period (s)	13	12	12	12
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	glass	cross	cross	glass

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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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For East London, South Africa, 27 miles from Gonubie Reef (The Lefts).

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Live Weather:

At East London Airport, 33 km from Gonubie Reef (The Lefts).

light winds from the SE.(Wind varies from 080 to 160 degs)

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Dry and partly cloudy

Air temperature
21 °C

Current weather near Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)

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

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Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Gonubie Reef (The Lefts): (click location name for more details)
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 Ouest Arcachon Buoy	5773 mi
Fifth closest wave buoy	Middle Atlantic Buoy	5927 mi
Tide stations nearest to Gonubie Reef (The Lefts):
Closest tide station	East London	17 mi
Second closest tide station	Port Elizabeth	162 mi
Third closest tide station	Durban	270 mi
Fourth closest tide station	Mosselbaai	356 mi
Fifth closest tide station	Maputo	546 mi
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	Mount Hermon (Israel)	4602 mi
Fourth closest ski area	Sepidan Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of))	4641 mi
Fifth closest ski area	Pooladkaf Ski Resort (Iran (Islamic Republic of))	4644 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Gonubie Reef (The Lefts):
Closest city location	East London (South Africa)	16 mi
Second closest city location	Bisho (South Africa)	48 mi
Third closest city location	Fort Beaufort (South Africa)	86 mi
Fourth closest city location	Lady Frere (South Africa)	95 mi
Fifth closest city location	Queenstown (South Africa)	97 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), 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 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).

Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(South-Africa – East London)

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

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