Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 32.86° S 28.12° E

Issued: 1 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) sea temperature is

20.4° C

Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) 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 Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (31 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 7AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (31 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	9s
Afternoon (31 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s
Evening (31 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 31								Saturday 1								Sunday 2
	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)	3	3	2	1	0	0	2	2	3	3	3	1	2	1	1	1	3	4	4	2	2	2	2	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	E 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	547	520	531	531	455	506	506	485	485	433	433	466	641	651	612	586	584	1354	1280	1154	1074	1100	972	954
Wind (km/h)	NW	ESE	E	ENE	E	ENE	NE	NE	N	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		4:39AM1.54m					5:03PM1.60m				5:07AM1.54m				5:31PM1.62m				5:36AM1.52m				6:01PM1.61m
Low Tide				10:48AM0.06m					11:06PM0.17m				11:15AM0.05m				11:36PM0.17m				11:43AM0.07m


	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:30	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	18	18	17	15	14	14	13	13	16	17	16	14	13	12	11	11	16	19	17	15	14
Feels °C	15	16	14	15	15	14	12	11	12	11	11	12	13	13	11	10	9	8	8	13	15	14	12	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11
kJ	547	520	531	531	455	506	506	485	485	433	433	466	487	651	612	586	584	1354	1280	1154	1074	1100	972	954
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 14	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 13	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 13	SW 12	SSW 12	SSW 12	SSW 11	SSW 11	ESE 13	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 14
kJ	312	303	246	277	201	192	127	87	86	60	62	39	29	28	25	40	282	34	32	51	31	30	16	37
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 18	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	ESE 12	SSW 11	SW 15	S 13	S 13	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	S 9
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	10	10	49	40	8	3	3	21	21	41	16
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	—	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	—	E 9	—	NNE 3	NE 3	—	—	NE 4	NE 3	ENE 4	ENE 4	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	17	—	26	24	24	—	641	—	2	6	—	—	8	2	42	38	51	42
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Igoda Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Robberg Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Addington (South Beach) Durban/KZN South	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Mzimpuni Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Cintsa West Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Van Stadens Mouth Eastern Cape (S)	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	41	459	498	511	434	2	0	0	0	102	496	215	102	3	0	0	0	102	294	294	12	2
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Mbomvu					Haga-Haga	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Morgans Bay	Mbotyi		Mzimpuni	Mbotyi	Kei Mouth	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Periwinkles	Feldskoen and Mazeppa Bays			Haga-Haga	Haga-Haga
Rating (10 max)	4	4	3					3	3	3	3	3		3	3	3	4	4	4	4			4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Buffalo Bay Wildside Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	5	5	9	7	5	5	7	6	9	8	8	8	7	5	5	5	5	6	5	5

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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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