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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 15 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.5° C
(Which is 3.1°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: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 8ft (2.5m) | 15s |
| Evening (15 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | |
686 | 740 | 2226 | 2512 | 2616 | 2581 | 2314 | 2095 | 1785 | 1370 | 1218 | 1077 | 943 | 784 | 635 | 553 | 547 | 400 | 330 | 255 | 242 | 195 | 189 | 203 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 2:18AM1.67m | 2:44PM1.50m | 2:59AM1.73m | 3:25PM1.55m | 3:40AM1.74m | 4:06PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:37AM0.07m | 8:41PM0.11m | 9:17AM0.01m | 9:24PM0.06m | 9:57AM-0.01m | 10:07PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 25 | 28 | 22 | 20 | 20 |
12 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 14 | 22 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 11 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | E 6 | E 7 |
 kJ | 686 | 546 | 2226 | 2512 | 2616 | 2581 | 2314 | 2095 | 1785 | 1370 | 1218 | 1077 | 943 | 784 | 635 | 553 | 547 | 400 | 330 | 255 | 242 | 185 | 98 | 89 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | S 15 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | SW 17 | SW 15 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 6 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 210 | 740 | — | — | — | 68 | 68 | — | 45 | 115 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 36 | 20 | 40 | 72 | 195 | 189 | 203 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 15 | ENE 11 | SW 11 | SW 14 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | SE 6 | SSE 15 | E 9 | SW 13 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 42 | 6 | 26 | 147 | 110 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 19 | 58 | 59 | 52 | 86 | 149 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 259 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 382 | 455 | 327 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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