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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 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
19.1° C
(Which is 3.7°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: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat morning, fresh winds from the SW by Mon afternoon).

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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)
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1491
1208
1034
1018
1003
957
988
890
855
761
579
480
449
426
418
403
284
284
188
143
133
142
125
176
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NW
30
SW
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
High Tide
3:39PM1.49m
3:48AM1.60m
4:07PM1.49m
4:15AM1.57m
4:34PM1.46m
4:43AM1.51m
Low Tide
9:36PM0.16m
9:59AM0.11m
10:04PM0.18m
10:26AM0.13m
10:33PM0.21m
10:54AM0.18m
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:25
Temp °C
20
17
17
16
16
20
26
25
22
19
18
17
16
17
24
26
23
20
20
21
21
23
33
23
20
17
17
15
14
18
24
22
21
18
16
15
13
15
22
23
22
19
18
18
18
20
31
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SSW
14
1.8
S
14
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
Energy kJ
1491
1208
1034
1018
1003
957
988
890
855
761
579
480
449
426
418
403
284
284
188
143
53
63
54
42
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
13
Energy kJ
16
17
17
17
89
46
7
79
86
51
112
72
42
21
7
7
6
6
18
33
133
100
98
171
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
5
16
6
17
17
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
12
6
5
40
69
99
142
125
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
3
0.6
ENE
4
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.4
NE
7
0.9
SSW
10
Energy kJ
17
3
13
54
68
149
168
176
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
12
0
0
0
0
0
1
259
12
0
0
0
0
0
41
294
294
0
0
0
0
0
0
102
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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