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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Wednesday 06 May 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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.8°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 3AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)11ft (3.5m)11s
Afternoon (07 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Evening (07 May)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
4
1
2
1
3
6
6
6
6
5
7
3
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
3
S
13
4
SSW
11
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
S
12
5
S
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4598
4588
4501
3901
3279
2865
2457
1298
2453
3924
8583
7482
6234
4927
7129
4809
5038
4868
4391
3668
3355
2524
2055
1718
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
30
SW
25
W
40
W
35
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
0
ESE
10
SE
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
High Tide
6:06PM1.26m
6:12AM1.26m
6:47PM1.17m
6:53AM1.16m
7:47PM1.10m
7:57AM1.07m
Low Tide
00:05AM0.46m
12:32PM0.42m
00:48AM0.56m
1:21PM0.50m
1:53AM0.65m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:43
6:45
6:46
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5:23
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
1
1
1
8
2
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
14
14
17
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
19
20
18
16
14
13
13
13
19
19
12
13
11
11
11
13
15
11
11
11
9
9
9
9
13
14
13
12
11
10
10
10
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
4
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
12
3
SE
11
2.4
SE
11
2
ESE
11
3.5
S
11
4.5
S
12
4.5
S
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
S
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
Energy kJ
4598
4588
4501
3901
3279
2865
2457
1298
906
3307
6155
5647
5123
4927
4448
4809
5038
4868
4391
3668
3355
2524
2055
1718
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
16
0.2
SSW
15
0.2
SSW
15
0.1
SW
15
0.7
SSE
13
1.8
S
12
2
SSE
12
1.6
ESE
11
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
20
0.7
SSE
18
0.8
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.2
SSW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
Energy kJ
10
10
10
21
21
8
184
1004
1108
581
42
98
286
136
104
78
51
50
50
25
91
90
80
60
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
11
0.2
WSW
13
0.1
SW
12
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
SW
12
0.4
SW
14
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
20
0.4
SE
20
0.8
SSE
18
0.3
SW
15
0.8
ESE
10
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Energy kJ
12
16
5
14
22
52
13
19
41
98
399
34
136
49
49
48
44
91
28
15
14
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
3
0.8
NNW
4
0.6
W
3
1.5
SW
6
3
S
13
4
SSW
11
5.5
S
12
5
S
12
4.5
S
12
3
SW
10
5
S
12
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
Energy kJ
11
21
7
131
2453
3924
8583
7482
6234
1715
7129
61
26
26
75
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
4
8
5
4
7
6
5
5
4
4
3
Distance (km)
2
0
1
0
2
299
347
382
382
359
322
322
322
260
382
382
260
1
1
0
0
0
0
260
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
8
7
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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