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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Sunday 19 Apr 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
19.5° 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 8AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 19). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (19 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (19 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
3
4
1
2
4
4
4
3
3
2
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.1
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.1
E
1.2
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.9
SW
1.8
SW
2
SSW
3.5
SW
2.1
SSW
3
SW
1.9
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.7
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.6
SSW
Period(s) (?)1111111111881096712121213141214141414141313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)486401280230183138186867856301104435801354293714755501154988874874837767854
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NE
20
ENE
5
ENE
10
WNW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
5
SW
15
SSE
5
S
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:36AM
1.79
4:57PM
1.60
5:13AM
1.69
5:35PM
1.51
5:53AM
1.54
6:18PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:20PM
-0.02
10:50AM
-0.02
10:58PM
0.04
11:27AM
0.07
11:38PM
0.16
12:07PM
0.20
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise---6:31-------6:31-------6:33----
Sunset------5:40-------5:39-------5:38-
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171817182625232123201717212421171514141522222118
Feels °C (?)151514162424252218161212141614151211111319181916
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