Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 3AM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 326 | 313 | 244 | 198 | 194 | 245 | 154 | 148 | 117 | 421 | 504 | 615 | 563 | 577 | 547 | 527 | 482 | 468 | 390 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:31PM1.52m | 6:38AM1.32m | 6:59PM1.38m | 7:07AM1.19m | 7:30PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM0.30m | 12:40PM0.29m | 1:10AM0.42m | 1:09PM0.43m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 14 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 326 | 313 | 244 | 198 | 194 | 190 | 151 | 148 | 117 | 421 | 504 | 615 | 563 | 577 | 547 | 527 | 482 | 468 | 390 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 99 | 118 | 101 | 108 | 82 | 226 | 78 | 85 | 87 | 113 | 85 | 83 | 83 | 81 | 60 | 57 | 84 | 121 | 100 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSW 18 | SSW 4 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 30 | 7 | 245 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | SW 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | SW 3 | SW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 5 | 14 | 17 | 154 | 76 | 61 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 29 | — | 3 | 83 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 129 | 0 | 182 | 347 |
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