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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Monday 30 Mar 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
19.9° C
(Which is 3.7°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 10s primary swell from a South direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.8
S
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
2
E
2.2
E
2.2
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)10101010101011106777777788888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)216208198158198171181141219297315333306306315427544588558466408355346413
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
15
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:39PM
1.43
2:56AM
1.61
3:10PM
1.51
3:25AM
1.69
3:38PM
1.56
3:52AM
1.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:43PM
0.17
9:09AM
0.14
9:11PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.07
9:38PM
0.05
10:02AM
0.04
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Sunrise-----6:18-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset6:06-------6:05-------6:02-------
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1111111-1--------------
Temp. °C242323232223242524232323222328282524242323232626
Feels °C (?)262525262426252523222323232328272424242223242525
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