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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 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
19.3° C
(Which is 3.5°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 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (03 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 104mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
1.4
SE
6
2
ESE
7
2.5
E
7
3
E
8
3.5
ESE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
483
403
338
284
188
181
133
140
127
168
163
251
235
232
228
177
171
160
121
124
332
723
1352
1806
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
NW
10
SSE
30
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
S
20
SE
25
ESE
15
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
S
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
4:34PM1.46m
4:43AM1.51m
5:03PM1.41m
5:10AM1.44m
5:32PM1.34m
5:40AM1.35m
Low Tide
10:26AM0.13m
10:33PM0.21m
10:54AM0.18m
11:01PM0.28m
11:23AM0.25m
11:32PM0.36m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
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6:41
6:43
6:43
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5:25
5:25
5:24
5:23
1
8
1
2
6
7
5
5
12
17
24
Temp °C
25
27
24
21
21
21
20
22
32
31
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
18
19
18
14
22
24
23
20
18
18
17
19
29
30
18
22
20
20
19
20
20
19
17
17
18
17
17
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
S
10
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.7
S
11
0.9
SSW
11
3.5
ESE
9
Energy kJ
483
403
338
284
188
181
133
130
98
168
163
251
235
232
228
177
171
160
121
119
86
119
209
1806
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
S
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
E
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
SSW
6
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
SW
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
S
18
1.7
S
11
Energy kJ
7
7
6
6
42
50
41
48
40
71
74
29
20
29
33
29
20
36
25
40
37
4
6
663
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.6
S
13
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
SW
12
0.1
SW
10
0.5
SW
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SW
13
0.5
ENE
8
0.4
SW
12
0.1
SE
10
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
18
Energy kJ
8
12
6
5
40
68
104
140
127
40
40
13
28
112
4
50
12
27
39
38
4
13
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
6
0.3
E
2
0.7
ENE
4
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
7
0.3
SSE
2
0.4
SW
3
1
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
0.7
SSW
5
1
S
6
1
S
6
1
S
6
0.9
SE
5
1.4
SE
6
2
ESE
7
2.5
E
7
3
E
8
Energy kJ
2
1
17
36
95
152
120
131
1
2
54
30
26
64
71
61
33
124
332
723
1352
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
3
4
9
Distance (km)
41
270
294
2
0
0
0
0
0
102
182
1
0
0
0
0
1
30
107
146
299
121
0
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
9
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
9
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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