Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Forecast

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

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 11 Apr 2021 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 23.6 °C (Statistics for 11 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 23.3 max: 24.9 min: 22.0 °C)

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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 23.6 °C (Statistics for 11 Apr 1981-2005 - mean: 23.3 max: 24.9 min: 22.0 °C)

Recent Eyeball Surf Reports for Eastern Cape - Wild Coast

Wind Update Continuing clean conditions at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) (light winds from the WSW at East London Airport 33 km from Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)).
1 hour 8 minutes ago Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)

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33 km away, 1 h 8 min ago

9 km/h

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21.0

23.6

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How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today?

The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 8PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Apr)	2.5ft (0.8m)	15s
Afternoon (11 Apr)	4ft (1.2m)	14s
Evening (11 Apr)	4.5ft (1.3m)	14s

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

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Sunday 11					Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15								Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
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	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	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


SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	S	S	S	S	S	S	E	E	E	E	E	E	E
15	15	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	14	14	14	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	12	12	12	12	11	11	11	11	11	12	11	18	16	16	15	14	13	13	7	8	11	11	11	11	11	10	10	12	11	11	11	11	10	10	9	9	9	9	9	9	9

402	543	742	655	627	531	451	372	451	633	642	596	539	444	437	424	339	318	258	240	189	186	176	130	128	126	126	130	137	128	156	269	400	376	356	378	303	289	259	748	882	792	773	619	306	262	486	255	191	188	146	108	108	575	517	465	431	431	388	339
SSE	SSE	SSE	SSW	SSW	SW	E	ENE	E	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNE	NNW	NW	SE	ESE	E	NNE	N	W	W	W	S	SSE	SSE	NW	WNW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	ENE	E	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	ENE	NE	NE	NE	NNE	NNE	N	ENE	E	NE	NNW
cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	glass	glass	glass	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	on	glass	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross- on	cross- on	on	on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross- on	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	glass	cross- on	cross	cross- off
		3:43PM 1.53				3:55AM 1.67				4:08PM 1.55				4:19AM 1.67				4:33PM 1.55				4:43AM 1.64				4:58PM 1.51					5:08AM 1.58				5:23PM 1.45				5:32AM 1.50				5:49PM 1.37				5:58AM 1.39				6:17PM 1.27				6:28AM 1.28				6:54PM 1.15
9:41AM 0.10				9:44PM 0.08				10:06AM 0.06				10:09PM 0.07				10:30AM 0.06				10:34PM 0.09				10:54AM 0.09				10:59PM 0.14					11:19AM 0.15				11:24PM 0.22				11:44AM 0.23				11:49PM 0.31				12:12PM 0.33				12:18AM 0.42				12:45PM 0.44
Note: the tide data above is for Cintsa East which is 3 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts).New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph Offshore winds at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) blow from the NW

Sunday 11					Monday 12								Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14								Thursday 15								Friday 16								Saturday 17								Sunday 18
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	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	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

clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	clear	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	cloudy	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	clear	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	some clouds	rain shwrs
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25	25	23	22	21	20	20	21	23	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	26	26	24	22	22	21	20	21	25	24	22	20	19	19	18	19	23	23	21	19	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	18	17	17	16	17	22	24	22	19	18	18	21	24	31	27	25	23
25	25	23	22	21	20	20	21	23	23	23	23	21	21	21	21	26	26	24	22	22	21	20	21	25	24	22	20	19	19	18	19	23	23	21	18	19	18	18	18	19	19	19	17	16	16	15	16	22	24	22	19	17	18	21	24	31	27	25	23
-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:26	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:28	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:30	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	6:31	-	-	-	-
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