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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 01 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — |
 | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 |
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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) | SSW 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
 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) | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | S 16 | E 10 | SSE 15 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | S 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 |
| 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) | ENE 7 | E 10 | ENE 8 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 18 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 12 |
| 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | SSW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | 13 | 54 | 68 | 149 | 168 | — | 176 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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