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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 11 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
20.6° 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 11PM is: 0.7m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Apr)--
Afternoon (11 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (11 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)14s

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


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Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.6
SSE
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.7
S
0.8
S
0.7
S
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.4
SW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.3
ENE
0.4
SW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131212121212128117111111141313611
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15816615824924213118317585821471867963157544230301161029610435
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
0
WNW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
SSW
10
W
15
W
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
glassglassglasscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:33AM
1.07
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:50PM
0.64
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise-----6:26-------6:26-------6:28--
Sunset5:51-------5:49-------5:47-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----121-1--------------
Temp. °C232121212121212323212121212122222221222019223032
Feels °C (?)242323242423232624232121222324222221222018222831
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