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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Saturday 25 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
20.6° C
(Which is 2.4°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 4AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 25). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 8s 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 (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon morning).

Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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)
2
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
2.1
SW
8
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
302
264
223
182
187
219
219
213
182
182
190
251
327
417
363
305
293
234
560
1175
1483
1409
1545
1685
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
ESE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
SSW
15
S
10
NE
10
WSW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:28AM1.04m
00:19AM1.22m
12:45PM1.14m
1:12AM1.35m
1:33PM1.24m
Low Tide
5:23AM0.63m
5:42PM0.54m
6:48AM0.52m
6:49PM0.44m
7:35AM0.39m
7:33PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:35
6:35
6:37
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5:34
5:32
5:31
Temp °C
18
19
21
29
29
25
22
23
24
24
27
32
32
23
21
21
20
18
17
18
20
19
15
14
16
18
20
28
28
25
22
22
23
22
26
30
33
23
23
22
17
14
11
11
12
12
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.6
E
10
Energy kJ
302
264
223
182
187
219
219
213
182
182
190
251
327
417
363
305
293
234
162
143
136
102
100
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.4
SSW
11
0.4
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.1
SE
14
0.2
SSW
10
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
93
98
98
96
66
67
67
43
43
25
25
24
12
12
11
11
7
11
4
3
3
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
17
17
21
8
8
4
7
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.6
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
0.3
SW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.5
SSW
3
1
SW
4
1.3
SW
6
2.1
SW
8
2.5
SW
10
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
2.5
SSW
11
Energy kJ
547
266
341
353
432
1
3
6
33
132
560
1175
1483
1409
1545
1685
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
Distance (km)
261
2
2
0
0
0
121
322
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
12
0
107
299
434
647
908
897
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
4
6
6
5
4
9
9
8
7
6
6
6
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