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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.3°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 10PM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 14). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (14 Apr)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
S
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
ENE
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.5
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
Period(s) (?)1366666778911111212121261515714141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6511598665376131180232344551582569497313210154270191226186186233204
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
15
N
10
NW
15
NNW
20
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
NE
5
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
glassglasscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise-----6:28-------6:28-------6:30--
Sunset5:46-------5:45-------5:45-------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------11--1----------
Temp. °C262423222020232321181818181921252322222123242932
Feels °C (?)262321191817191919181920192021232020212122232832
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