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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 14 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
21.0° C
 (Which is 3.2°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 4AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (15 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (15 Mar)1ft (0.3m)11s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.5
E
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)88888888612111488881212121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)182153149124120120124157165132541233193181173208202252244236236232228
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSE
5
NNE
5
NNE
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glasscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:09AM
1.22
2:12PM
1.29
2:35AM
1.39
2:41PM
1.43
3:01AM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
0.48
8:11AM
0.47
8:21PM
0.32
8:39AM
0.31
8:48PM
0.18
9:08AM
0.16
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Sunrise-----6:05-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset6:27-------6:25-------6:23-------
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252323222123272826242422212429302723232224252827
Feels °C (?)292726252325272726242524232731322825272224273028
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