Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (14 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with S swell.
The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.6m 13s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am November 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (14 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 14 | Sunday 15 | Monday 16 | Tue 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | S 6 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 262 | 1657 | 713 | 901 | 1003 | 939 | 1162 | 887 | 824 | 700 | 599 | 499 | 492 | 478 | 667 | 476 | 382 | 339 | 253 | 185 | 141 | 195 | 196 | 187 | 160 | 164 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 5:55AM1.28m | 5:59PM1.27m | 6:34AM1.20m | 6:37PM1.17m | 7:28AM1.12m | 7:30PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:41PM0.31m | 11:54AM0.44m | 00:17AM0.39m | 12:35PM0.55m | 1:01AM0.48m | 1:32PM0.64m | 2:03AM0.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:56 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | 6:47 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 13 | SSW 14 | S 14 | SSW 14 | S 13 | SSW 13 | E 7 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 108 | 168 | 713 | 901 | 1003 | 939 | 1162 | 887 | 824 | 700 | 278 | 499 | 492 | 478 | 489 | 476 | 382 | 339 | 253 | 185 | 125 | 195 | 196 | 187 | 160 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | — | S 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | — | — | — | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | E 8 | S 7 | S 9 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 52 | 139 | 52 | 52 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | 599 | — | — | — | 361 | 350 | 151 | 131 | 125 | 90 | 67 | 122 | 134 | 110 | 66 | 41 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 9 | S 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | SSW 12 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
| kJ | 61 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | 106 | 113 | 111 | 104 | 83 | 81 | 65 | 56 | 110 | 88 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 8 | SW 13 | — | — | ESE 9 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | — | WSW 2 | WSW 3 | SW 4 | S 6 | — | — | S 6 | — | — |
| kJ | 262 | 1657 | — | — | 158 | 86 | 64 | 110 | 184 | 281 | 393 | 302 | 478 | 454 | 667 | 744 | — | 1 | 7 | 29 | 141 | — | — | 86 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 146 | 199 | 215 | 215 | 405 | 12 | 182 | 102 | 511 | 2040 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 322 | 511 | 511 | 322 | 107 | 1 |
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