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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 02 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
19.1° 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: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (02 May)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Evening (02 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
S
11
0.8
S
10
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.7
S
13
0.9
S
12
0.9
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1138
1003
957
1004
890
855
761
589
480
449
426
418
403
338
284
188
143
133
142
170
171
163
251
235
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
WNW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
S
10
SW
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:48AM1.60m
4:07PM1.49m
4:15AM1.57m
4:34PM1.46m
4:43AM1.51m
5:03PM1.41m
Low Tide
9:59AM0.11m
10:04PM0.18m
10:26AM0.13m
10:33PM0.21m
10:54AM0.18m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
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6:39
6:41
6:41
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5:27
5:25
5:25
2
15
12
Temp °C
16
16
19
26
25
22
19
18
17
16
18
25
27
24
20
21
21
21
23
33
24
21
19
19
16
14
16
24
22
21
17
17
15
13
16
23
24
23
19
18
18
18
20
31
22
21
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.8
S
12
1.7
SSW
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.4
SSW
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.8
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
Energy kJ
1138
1003
957
1004
890
855
761
589
480
449
426
418
403
338
284
188
143
133
130
98
171
163
251
235
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
SSE
16
0.3
S
16
0.2
E
10
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
16
0.3
SSE
16
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
S
10
0.6
S
10
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
Energy kJ
17
89
46
7
79
51
51
112
72
42
21
7
7
6
15
21
35
43
51
54
73
74
29
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
NE
8
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.2
E
9
0.1
S
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
S
17
0.2
E
9
0.3
S
15
0.4
S
15
0.5
S
14
0.6
S
14
0.7
S
13
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
SSE
12
Energy kJ
17
17
3
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
12
6
6
40
69
106
142
170
42
29
14
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
E
3
1
NE
5
1
ENE
5
1.3
NE
6
0.7
SW
4
1
SSW
5
1.1
S
6
1
S
6
Energy kJ
17
6
43
61
116
14
60
80
71
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
121
277
294
0
0
0
0
0
0
433
30
26
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Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
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