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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 01 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
19.7° C
(Which is 3.8°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 11AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (01 Apr)6ft (1.9m)7s
Evening (01 Apr)6ft (1.9m)8s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2.1
E
0.4
SW
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
2.4
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
2.1
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
Period(s) (?)7777788888813888888889999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25022322334143445841337137142451045946762701781682623637908909707575515
Wind
(km/h)
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
30
NE
30
ENE
20
NE
5
N
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25AM
1.69
3:38PM
1.56
3:52AM
1.72
4:05PM
1.58
4:17AM
1.71
4:31PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:36AM
0.07
9:38PM
0.05
10:02AM
0.04
10:04PM
0.04
10:27AM
0.04
10:30PM
0.07
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sat
04
Sunrise-6:18-------6:18-------6:20------
Sunset----6:02-------6:01-------6:00---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222329282524242222232627242222212022282926242322
Feels °C (?)232329272524242122222425212020191920252726272322
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