Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 13 May 2026 SAST
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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) sea temperature is
18.9° C
(Which is 3.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today?

The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 10PM is: 4.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 3.0m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)16ft (5.0m)13s
Afternoon (13 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Evening (13 May)15ft (4.5m)14s

Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the S by Thu afternoon).

Wed
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Sat
16
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
7
8
3
4
4
4
2
3
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
2
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3387
4327
4974
7576
8045
2537
2092
1643
1271
1136
1027
1010
786
773
1759
2433
2512
2445
2379
2346
2095
1785
1510
1218
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SW
35
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
S
5
S
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:19PM1.29m
1:36AM1.56m
2:03PM1.41m
2:18AM1.67m
2:44PM1.50m
2:59AM1.73m
Low Tide
7:15PM0.29m
7:57AM0.18m
7:59PM0.18m
8:37AM0.07m
8:41PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:16
5:16
5:15
Temp °C
21
22
19
16
15
14
13
14
18
20
18
16
14
13
13
15
20
21
19
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
12
10
11
11
10
12
15
17
17
14
12
11
11
13
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
2.5
S
13
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.7
S
12
2
S
15
2.3
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2.1
S
13
1.9
S
13
Energy kJ
3595
2618
2537
2092
1643
1271
1136
1027
1010
786
773
1759
2433
2512
2445
2379
2346
2095
1785
1510
1218
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.5
S
15
0.8
S
15
0.1
E
9
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
16
0.3
SW
15
Energy kJ
1
1
118
275
1
68
68
70
119
36
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
1
1
12
113
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
14
3.5
SSW
14
4.5
SW
14
5
SW
13
Energy kJ
3387
4327
4974
7576
8045
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
9
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
382
908
905
322
1
1
0
0
0
30
137
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
9
8
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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