Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (05 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 1AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 Sep) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat night, fresh winds from the NE by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 23 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1203 | 1021 | 777 | 629 | 522 | 456 | 373 | 383 | 291 | 332 | 332 | 326 | 260 | 250 | 623 | 1071 | 1768 | 2509 | 4982 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 8:23PM1.17m | 9:25AM0.99m | 10:48PM1.07m | 12:17PM1.05m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.60m | 3:41PM0.65m | 5:43AM0.61m | 6:28PM0.59m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 22 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | S 18 |
| kJ | 1203 | 1021 | 777 | 629 | 522 | 456 | 373 | 383 | 291 | 332 | 332 | 326 | 260 | 250 | 245 | 1071 | 1768 | 2509 | 4982 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 23 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | — |
| kJ | 48 | 47 | 70 | 104 | 144 | 131 | 150 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 147 | 105 | 49 | 30 | 623 | 204 | 198 | 342 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 16 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 26 | SSW 24 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | 22 | 45 | 32 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 30 | 30 | 67 | 235 | 18 | 35 | 128 | 158 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | 53 | 232 | 226 | 172 | 155 | 204 | 192 | 165 | 100 | 265 | 239 | 188 | 210 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 920 | 511 | 382 | 382 | 433 | 294 | 511 | 433 | 433 | 215 | 41 | 102 | 155 | 170 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 433 | 433 |
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