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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 06 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.8°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 7PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)13ft (4.0m)12s
Evening (06 May)13ft (4.0m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
5
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
3.5
S
11
5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2957
4097
4598
4588
4272
3901
3413
3008
2816
1510
3269
6742
7802
7247
6467
4892
5088
5429
5688
5508
4845
4086
3606
2947
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
40
WSW
30
SW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:06PM1.26m
6:12AM1.26m
6:47PM1.17m
6:53AM1.16m
7:47PM1.10m
7:57AM1.07m
Low Tide
11:55AM0.33m
00:05AM0.46m
12:32PM0.42m
00:48AM0.56m
1:21PM0.50m
1:53AM0.65m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
heavy rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:45
6:46
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
4
2
1
4
11
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
18
16
15
15
17
16
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
18
20
18
15
14
13
13
13
17
17
13
12
11
11
12
12
15
11
13
11
9
9
8
9
12
14
13
11
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SSE
11
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
2.5
SE
11
2
ESE
11
4.5
S
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
Energy kJ
2957
4097
4598
4588
4272
3901
3413
3008
2816
1510
923
5459
5507
5359
5176
4892
5088
5429
5688
5508
4845
4086
3606
2947
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.7
SSE
13
2
S
13
2.1
ESE
11
1.4
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
20
0.7
SSE
18
0.9
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.3
ESE
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
12
10
10
10
10
21
21
8
187
1376
1049
469
42
98
286
146
106
104
80
50
33
25
17
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
14
0.1
SW
19
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
20
0.4
SE
20
0.7
SE
18
1
SSE
17
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
16
0.2
SSW
16
Energy kJ
12
41
12
12
14
14
33
14
18
41
98
327
622
37
50
49
48
44
67
25
25
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNW
4
0.1
SW
12
1.2
WSW
5
1
W
5
1.5
SW
6
3.5
S
11
5
S
12
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
5
S
12
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.4
SW
12
0.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
25
5
66
45
136
3269
6742
7802
7247
6467
74
66
44
27
53
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
Distance (km)
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
25
382
382
382
322
322
322
322
260
260
382
260
1
1
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
7
6
6
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
6
6
5
7
6
5
6
5
7
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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