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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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
19.5° 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 7PM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 11). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (11 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the W by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thu 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 | |
839 | 647 | 412 | 353 | 500 | 8306 | 3182 | 2982 | 2228 | 2453 | 1556 | 2127 | 1665 | 2695 | 4001 | 4715 | 3919 | 4903 | 5982 | 7726 | 8130 | 6575 | 1871 | 1539 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:24AM1.07m | 00:05AM1.28m | 12:30PM1.18m | 00:53AM1.42m | 1:19PM1.29m | 1:36AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:29PM0.50m | 6:26AM0.46m | 6:27PM0.40m | 7:15AM0.31m | 7:15PM0.29m | 7:57AM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | |
— | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 14 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | ENE 8 | SSW 13 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 12 |
839 | 647 | 412 | 353 | 500 | 1583 | 3182 | 2982 | 2228 | 7 | 1556 | 2127 | 1665 | 1401 | 1315 | 2304 | — | — | — | 3848 | 2618 | 2323 | 1871 | 1539 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
63 | 59 | 40 | 38 | 37 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 443 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ENE 8 | SE 12 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | 19 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 14 | NW 4 | — | W 3 | SSW 14 | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — |
3 | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 8306 | 6 | — | 2 | 2453 | — | — | — | 2695 | 4001 | 4715 | 3919 | 4903 | 5982 | 7726 | 8130 | 6575 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 4 | 102 | 124 | 140 | 182 | 192 | 182 | 215 | 182 | 192 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 107 | 30 | 347 | 590 | 590 | 322 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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