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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
18.7° C
(Which is 4.2°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 7AM is: 1.9m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 11s |
| Evening (06 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 48mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly strong winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | |
125 | 333 | 461 | 2944 | 5384 | 4593 | 5266 | 4588 | 4048 | 3691 | 3615 | 2964 | 2535 | 2423 | 4474 | 6304 | 6361 | 5704 | 6234 | 5051 | 4887 | 5182 | 5266 | 5020 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:40AM1.35m | 6:06PM1.26m | 6:12AM1.26m | 6:47PM1.17m | 6:53AM1.16m | 7:47PM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:32PM0.36m | 11:55AM0.33m | 00:05AM0.46m | 12:32PM0.42m | 00:48AM0.56m | 1:21PM0.50m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — |
1 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
16 | 17 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 |
 kJ | 108 | 333 | 461 | 2944 | 4099 | 4593 | 5266 | 4588 | 4048 | 3691 | 3615 | 2964 | 1416 | 1065 | 3677 | 5419 | 4802 | 4579 | 4764 | 4599 | 4887 | 5182 | 5266 | 5020 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | S 19 | S 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | SSE 21 | SE 20 | SSE 18 | E 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 125 | 253 | 401 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 40 | 34 | 21 | 54 | 7 | 1191 | 1094 | 617 | 42 | 98 | 218 | 221 | 106 | 80 | 78 | 47 | 48 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | WSW 18 | — | WSW 11 | WSW 13 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SE 22 | — | — | SE 18 | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 10 | 6 | 6 | 30 | — | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 18 | — | — | 327 | — | — | 49 | 49 | 48 | 43 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | — | — | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | WSW 4 | SSW 13 | S 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 203 | 1020 | — | — | 5384 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 24 | 2535 | 2423 | 4474 | 6304 | 6361 | 5704 | 6234 | 5051 | 44 | 26 | 78 | 74 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 218 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 215 | 137 | 299 | 308 | 405 | 382 | 382 | 347 | 322 | 322 | 322 | 260 | 260 | 382 | 260 | 1 | 1 |
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