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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Tuesday 02 Dec 2025 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
18.8° C
(Which is 3.3°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 10PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.6m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm December 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Dec)--
Afternoon (02 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (02 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
1
SSW
1
SSW
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.4
S
1.5
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.6
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.3
S
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
Period(s) (?)131212121111111110101010101111101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)350318303674546536459442468512512522613637639553486477416352294242237233
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
15
SSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
5
SW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
E
25
E
25
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
5
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05AM
1.41
2:21PM
1.66
2:50AM
1.50
3:06PM
1.70
3:34AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
0.15
8:01AM
0.19
8:42PM
0.07
8:49AM
0.12
9:24PM
0.02
9:35AM
0.09
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thursday
04
Friday
05
Sunrise----4:52-------4:52-------4:50---
Sunset7:00-------7:01-------7:02-------
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1----11-----------------
Temp. °C191918181718212119191816151922222120181717242725
Feels °C (?)161717171616191716171715141719181818171616252523
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