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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Monday 23 Mar 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
21.5° C
(Which is 2.3°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 5AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (23 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (23 Mar)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
S
1.8
S
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
S
2
E
2
E
2
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)611111111111171514141414141414148888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1301401401401281732251311377822799799788674684580537453503516529601616450
Wind
(km/h)
5
NNE
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:05AM
1.61
6:22PM
1.40
6:43AM
1.43
7:04PM
1.24
7:30AM
1.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:48PM
0.09
12:18PM
0.18
12:25AM
0.24
12:57PM
0.35
1:09AM
0.43
1:52PM
0.52
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise---6:11-------6:13-------6:13----
Sunset------6:15-------6:14-------6:12-
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
heavy rain
Rain (mm)
--11-1----------------111
Temp. °C232121212323222121212021212223232221222432332722
Feels °C (?)262220202223222121201920192021212020222431332923
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