Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | S 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 496 | 487 | 408 | 326 | 246 | 199 | 112 | 82 | 244 | 484 | 706 | 785 | 886 | 994 | 596 | 1518 | 1271 | 1082 | 960 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:49AM1.16m | 2:21PM1.19m | 2:24AM1.29m | 2:49PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:43PM0.62m | 8:09AM0.47m | 8:20PM0.49m | 8:37AM0.33m | 8:50PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 15 | S 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 496 | 487 | 408 | 326 | 246 | 199 | 112 | 82 | 244 | 484 | 706 | 785 | 886 | 994 | 447 | 1518 | 1271 | 1082 | 960 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | E 9 | E 9 | S 17 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 62 | 63 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 596 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 9 | — | SE 12 | SE 12 | E 9 | SW 11 | SSW 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | E 9 | SE 12 | SE 12 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 6 | 5 | 7 | 30 | 47 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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