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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 21 Feb 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
19.2° C
(Which is 4.9°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 1PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (21 Feb)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (21 Feb)6.5ft (2.0m)7s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
S
0.9
S
1.2
S
1.9
SE
2
SE
2
SE
1.8
SE
1.5
E
1.4
E
2
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.9
ESE
2
E
1.5
ESE
2.1
E
2.1
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.7
S
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)9877777767777888888888127
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)94107139332398412301220158350264345382240491514466377336256193164141279
Wind
(km/h)
5
E
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
N
20
NE
15
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:54AM
1.73
6:05PM
1.52
6:27AM
1.63
6:39PM
1.40
7:04AM
1.48
7:18PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
0.09
12:09AM
0.07
12:39PM
0.20
12:43AM
0.20
1:19PM
0.34
1:23AM
0.36
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tue
24
Sunrise-5:48-------5:48-------5:50------
Sunset----6:52-------6:51-------6:50---
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
--1111111----------133--
Temp. °C232424242324242323242829272425242324272522212222
Feels °C (?)272726252325252425262828262324242425272723212322
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