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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 10 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
19.9° C
(Which is 2.7°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 8PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 10). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.7m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (10 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (10 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Tue afternoon).

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
4
2
2
5
3
2
1
5
8
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
1.3
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1.8
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
10
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
298
250
190
111
217
421
814
1062
800
763
585
525
725
1556
2812
3424
2638
2786
3021
2085
2206
1118
3671
5349
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
20
WNW
35
NW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
20
SW
10
WSW
25
WNW
25
WSW
25
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:44AM1.02m
11:00PM1.15m
11:24AM1.07m
00:05AM1.28m
12:30PM1.18m
00:53AM1.42m
Low Tide
4:09PM0.56m
5:21AM0.60m
5:29PM0.50m
6:26AM0.46m
6:27PM0.40m
7:15AM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:20
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
27
29
20
19
18
16
15
15
19
23
22
22
23
23
22
22
26
20
21
24
23
18
16
18
25
23
12
11
9
9
7
7
12
16
13
14
15
16
16
17
20
17
20
19
18
14
14
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.7
E
8
0.7
SSE
10
1.8
SSW
11
1.9
SSW
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
13
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
SSW
12
1.6
SSW
12
2.1
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
2.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
18
2.5
SSW
16
2.3
SSW
14
0.2
ENE
8
1
SSW
12
2.5
SSW
12
3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
298
161
134
109
64
83
814
1062
800
763
585
525
725
1556
2812
3424
2638
180
3021
2085
6
292
1849
2663
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1.1
SSE
10
1
SSE
10
0.8
SSE
10
0.7
SSE
10
0.6
E
8
0.6
SSE
12
0.6
SSE
12
0.4
SSE
13
0.4
SSE
12
0.4
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
SE
12
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
Energy kJ
130
250
190
111
85
49
96
101
64
59
42
37
8
6
6
8
7
8
7
7
5
6
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.4
SW
7
0.4
SE
13
0.5
E
8
0.5
E
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
SE
12
0.1
NE
9
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
Energy kJ
37
35
35
16
43
35
38
30
18
9
9
6
3
14
14
14
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
3
1.3
WSW
8
1.7
WSW
9
1
W
4
0.9
WNW
4
0.8
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.6
WNW
3
0.6
W
3
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.3
SSW
10
3.5
SW
12
4
SW
13
Energy kJ
19
11
217
421
36
23
18
3
5
9
8
5
3
2786
2206
1118
3671
5349
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
5
9
4
5
4
4
4
5
6
Distance (km)
0
1
260
170
192
299
308
327
22
21
129
160
182
182
182
2
322
192
0
182
182
192
12
12
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
5
4
6
4
4
4
7
6
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
2
2
2
8
4
4
3
3
9
3
3
9
6
9
9
6
4
4
4
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
9
8
6
9
8
5
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
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