Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with S swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with S swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 9AM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 4ft (1.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 6ft (1.8m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 819 | 805 | 789 | 397 | 384 | 371 | 420 | 371 | 418 | 474 | 431 | 300 | 346 | 482 | 268 | 331 | 298 | 493 | 516 | 517 | 473 | 476 | 476 | 417 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 1:43AM1.43m | 2:21PM1.33m | 2:40AM1.52m | 3:12PM1.46m | 3:29AM1.59m | 3:59PM1.57m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:09AM0.27m | 8:22PM0.29m | 9:00AM0.16m | 9:16PM0.19m | 9:45AM0.07m | 10:04PM0.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | S 11 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
| kJ | 819 | 805 | 789 | 167 | 189 | 371 | 312 | 328 | 284 | 285 | 285 | 300 | 346 | 310 | 268 | 331 | 298 | 493 | 516 | 517 | 473 | 476 | 476 | 417 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | S 12 | S 12 | — | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 397 | 384 | — | 295 | 289 | 289 | 284 | 231 | 184 | 181 | 175 | 133 | 95 | 226 | 96 | 71 | 70 | 70 | 28 | 46 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 8 | — | — | SW 16 | SW 16 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SE 8 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 18 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SW 10 | S 20 | SW 10 |
| kJ | — | — | 15 | 6 | 12 | — | — | 10 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 54 | 130 | 50 | 143 | 6 | 30 | 29 | 25 | 8 | 25 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 7 | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | — | — | E 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 195 | — | 243 | 420 | 371 | 418 | 474 | 431 | — | — | 482 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 590 | 382 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
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