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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 10 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
21.3° C
(Which is 3.0°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 8AM is: 1.2m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am February 10). An open ocean swell of 1.3m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Feb)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (10 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)11s
Evening (10 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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

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Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
SSW
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
S
0.8
S
0.7
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)121212121211111110101010881010116777788
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)33936843041638331129523121416716113196116133102651171287974686664
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
N
10
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
N
5
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
20
SSE
5
SE
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:20AM
1.08
8:41PM
0.91
10:26AM
0.97
12:57AM
0.90
1:14PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:52AM
0.58
2:53PM
0.69
2:55AM
0.72
6:08PM
0.73
6:39AM
0.74
7:52PM
0.60
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise---5:39-------5:39-------5:39----
Sunset------7:02-------7:02-------7:01-
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-1----15------1----1----
Temp. °C252324252830272322222125302825242322222324242423
Feels °C (?)252525263132312524242227312828262523232526262525
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