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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 13 Jan 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
19.0° C
 (Which is 4.6°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 11AM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am January 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)14s
Afternoon (13 Jan)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (13 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.9
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.9
S
Period(s) (?)1414131313121288888888889101014131211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)465326303246238167147143140140143173205116223228245276384284273298400906
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
20
E
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
WSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
10
S
10
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:05PM
1.09
1:06AM
1.00
1:20PM
1.16
2:03AM
1.10
2:10PM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:49PM
0.61
6:52AM
0.64
7:52PM
0.52
7:55AM
0.55
8:33PM
0.41
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Fri
16
Sunrise-5:11-------5:13-------5:13------
Sunset----7:19-------7:19-------7:19---
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
----------------21--11--
Temp. °C222528272622212222242829272524232122262521202020
Feels °C (?)222528272724242425262828292727211920232319192020
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