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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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 2.4°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 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | |
302 | 264 | 223 | 182 | 187 | 219 | 219 | 213 | 182 | 182 | 190 | 251 | 327 | 417 | 363 | 305 | 293 | 234 | 560 | 1175 | 1483 | 1409 | 1545 | 1685 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 11:28AM1.04m | 00:19AM1.22m | 12:45PM1.14m | 1:12AM1.35m | 1:33PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM0.63m | 5:42PM0.54m | 6:48AM0.52m | 6:49PM0.44m | 7:35AM0.39m | 7:33PM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | |
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Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 21 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 32 | 32 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
16 | 18 | 20 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 30 | 33 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
302 | 264 | 223 | 182 | 187 | 219 | 219 | 213 | 182 | 182 | 190 | 251 | 327 | 417 | 363 | 305 | 293 | 234 | 162 | 143 | 136 | 102 | 100 | 73 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SE 14 | SSW 10 | S 13 | — | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
93 | 98 | 98 | 96 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 43 | 43 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SE 14 | SE 14 | S 15 | SE 13 | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 8 | — | — | — | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 | — | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SW 8 | SW 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 |
547 | — | — | — | 266 | 341 | 353 | 432 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 33 | 132 | 560 | 1175 | 1483 | 1409 | 1545 | 1685 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 261 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 322 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 107 | 299 | 434 | 647 | 908 | 897 |
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