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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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 3.6°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 11PM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (09 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (09 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (09 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun morning, strong winds from the NW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 9 | Sunday 10 | Monday 11 | Tue 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | |
1310 | 1141 | 901 | 680 | 586 | 411 | 298 | 232 | 190 | 111 | 107 | 237 | 1053 | 1163 | 1099 | 813 | 508 | 604 | 880 | 1585 | 2035 | 9430 | 7820 | 5508 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 9:22PM1.08m | 9:44AM1.02m | 11:00PM1.15m | 11:24AM1.07m | 00:05AM1.28m | 12:30PM1.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:34PM0.56m | 3:38AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.56m | 5:21AM0.60m | 5:29PM0.50m | 6:26AM0.46m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | |
5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | |
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Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 27 | 28 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
16 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 25 | 21 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SSE 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 |
1310 | 1141 | 901 | 680 | 586 | 411 | 298 | 165 | 134 | 87 | 107 | 237 | 96 | 1163 | 1099 | 813 | 508 | 604 | 880 | 1585 | 2035 | 2749 | 2982 | 2121 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 8 | SSE 12 | E 8 | SSE 13 | ENE 10 | SSE 13 | SSW 14 | SE 13 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
64 | 48 | 6 | 57 | 66 | 135 | 159 | 232 | 190 | 111 | 68 | 94 | 36 | 63 | 31 | 65 | 276 | 42 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 7 | SSE 10 | E 8 | — | E 9 | SE 13 | ENE 10 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | SE 12 | ENE 9 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 |
14 | 14 | 56 | 84 | 54 | 53 | 37 | 35 | 35 | 33 | 85 | 34 | — | 41 | 43 | 19 | 60 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | NW 2 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 11 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
— | 9 | 24 | 52 | 183 | 279 | 465 | 1 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 46 | 1053 | 31 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 9430 | 7820 | 5508 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 433 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 299 | 322 | 199 | 385 | 434 | 299 | 192 | 124 | 116 | 155 | 155 | 182 | 192 | 215 | 332 | 30 |
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