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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 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 4PM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (01 May)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (01 May)6ft (1.8m)14s

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 33°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
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
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
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
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2033
1691
1491
1208
1034
1018
1003
957
1004
905
773
672
579
472
441
418
411
344
338
282
231
181
133
142
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
S
5
SE
5
N
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NE
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
cross
cross-on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:39PM1.49m
3:48AM1.60m
4:07PM1.49m
4:15AM1.57m
4:34PM1.46m
4:43AM1.51m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.11m
9:36PM0.16m
9:59AM0.11m
10:04PM0.18m
10:26AM0.13m
10:33PM0.21m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:28
5:27
5:25
5:25
Temp °C
21
22
20
18
17
15
16
19
25
25
22
19
17
17
17
18
26
27
23
20
21
22
22
23
19
19
20
18
17
14
14
17
23
22
22
18
15
15
14
15
24
24
23
20
19
19
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
14
2
S
14
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
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
Energy kJ
2033
1691
1491
1208
1034
1018
1003
957
1004
905
773
672
579
472
441
418
411
344
338
282
231
181
133
130
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
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
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
E
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
Energy kJ
17
17
16
17
17
17
89
46
7
79
86
51
112
72
42
21
7
7
6
8
6
14
40
49
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.3
SSE
10
0.2
ENE
7
0.3
E
10
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
10
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
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
Energy kJ
32
19
5
16
6
7
17
17
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
17
6
5
40
68
104
142
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
6
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
Energy kJ
108
1
3
2
8
19
42
116
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
1
151
3
0
0
0
0
0
1
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
270
41
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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