Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (08 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 1AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 1.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (08 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | E 8 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1281 | 1079 | 488 | 229 | 330 | 251 | 309 | 153 | 139 | 100 | 80 | 75 | 86 | 86 | 297 | 304 | 32 | 18 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 1:49AM1.33m | 2:17PM1.44m | 2:31AM1.46m | 2:54PM1.60m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:42PM0.42m | 8:03AM0.29m | 8:27PM0.26m | 8:40AM0.14m | 9:05PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 31 | 28 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 15 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 19 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | S 12 | S 10 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 1281 | 1079 | 488 | 225 | 324 | 309 | 309 | 153 | 324 | 331 | 331 | 339 | 304 | 304 | 297 | 304 | 311 | 311 | 355 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 11 | SSW 12 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 195 | 229 | 330 | 251 | 198 | 60 | 139 | 100 | 80 | 75 | 86 | 86 | 57 | 57 | 32 | 18 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 99 | 99 | 66 | 109 | 58 | 29 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 20 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 330 | 350 | 355 | 336 | 494 | 520 | 480 | 316 | 541 | 554 | 537 | 516 | 528 | 479 | 490 | 482 | 502 | 563 | 576 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 511 | 294 | 277 | 121 | 12 | 2 | 41 | 511 | 496 | 270 | 121 | 76 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 260 | 270 | 76 | 3 |
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