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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 03 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
19.2° C
(Which is 3.6°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 5AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 86mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
1.2
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
522
483
483
403
338
284
188
181
133
140
127
171
163
251
235
232
236
464
383
357
121
160
309
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
5
NNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
10
S
5
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
30
ESE
35
E
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:15AM1.57m
4:34PM1.46m
4:43AM1.51m
5:03PM1.41m
5:10AM1.44m
5:32PM1.34m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.13m
10:33PM0.21m
10:54AM0.18m
11:01PM0.28m
11:23AM0.25m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:41
6:41
6:43
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5:25
5:25
5:24
2
1
1
2
1
3
4
10
11
12
Temp °C
17
16
18
25
27
24
20
21
21
20
22
32
30
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
15
13
16
22
24
23
19
19
18
17
19
29
27
23
22
21
20
18
18
20
18
16
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSW
12
1.4
SSW
11
1.4
S
11
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
1.1
S
7
1.3
S
12
1.2
S
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
Energy kJ
569
522
483
483
403
338
284
188
181
133
130
98
171
163
251
235
232
104
464
383
21
121
119
116
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
E
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
S
10
0.8
SSW
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.9
SSW
12
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
72
42
21
7
7
6
6
40
50
55
51
54
42
74
37
31
33
236
20
20
56
62
69
90
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
S
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
SW
11
0.6
SW
12
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.4
SW
9
0.4
SW
12
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
10
Energy kJ
7
7
7
6
12
6
5
40
68
104
140
127
71
43
43
101
112
35
51
52
22
53
10
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
2
0.6
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
NE
7
0.4
S
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.9
SSW
5
0.9
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1.2
S
11
1.4
SE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.9
ESE
6
Energy kJ
1
11
23
84
139
145
139
2
6
42
39
82
357
103
160
309
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
294
270
294
2
0
0
0
0
0
25
1
1
1
1
107
107
0
182
259
299
382
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
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