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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 03 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
22.0° C
(Which is 2.2°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 9AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (03 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (03 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.4
E
1.5
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
Period(s) (?)1414131313131312121212121111111111881312121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1095887735547437361350267250246196193126123170167164229295231220213278278
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
N
10
N
20
NNE
15
NE
25
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
15
WSW
5
NW
10
NW
15
NNE
5
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:53AM
1.70
4:03PM
1.62
4:22AM
1.76
4:32PM
1.63
4:49AM
1.76
4:59PM
1.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:40PM
0.03
10:02AM
0.06
10:08PM
-0.02
10:31AM
0.03
10:35PM
-0.03
10:57AM
0.04
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise---5:56-------5:58-------5:58----
Sunset------6:40-------6:39-------6:37-
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------------33
Temp. °C171615182427252120191821252726232222222326242122
Feels °C (?)161513152124242222201922262726232324242328262125
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