
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 9AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
518 | 484 | 434 | 441 | 384 | 392 | 338 | 364 | 781 | 842 | 730 | 329 | 323 | 415 | 396 | 307 | 242 | 242 | 242 | 246 | 468 | 670 | 589 | 415 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:13AM1.62m | 4:42PM1.64m | 4:54AM1.61m | 5:23PM1.67m | 5:33AM1.56m | 6:02PM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.02m | 10:49PM0.10m | 11:05AM0.00m | 11:30PM0.13m | 11:42AM0.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 |
518 | 484 | 434 | 441 | 384 | 392 | 338 | 345 | 365 | 387 | 387 | 329 | 323 | 267 | 257 | 247 | 242 | 200 | 196 | 196 | 468 | 670 | 589 | 415 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 9 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
18 | 18 | 28 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 59 | 114 | 186 | 275 | 238 | 183 | 98 | 415 | 396 | 307 | 220 | 242 | 242 | 246 | 159 | 159 | 159 | 125 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | SW 4 | SSW 9 | SSE 10 | SW 12 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSW 17 | SW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SE 11 | SE 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 |
15 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 29 | 66 | 128 | 233 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SW 7 | SW 8 | SW 9 | SW 10 | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 23 | 103 | 364 | 781 | 842 | 730 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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