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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 03 May 2026 SASTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.3° C
(Which is 3.5°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 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 104mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 32°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 3 | Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wed 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ESE 9 | |
483 | 403 | 338 | 284 | 188 | 181 | 133 | 140 | 127 | 168 | 163 | 251 | 235 | 232 | 228 | 177 | 171 | 160 | 121 | 124 | 332 | 723 | 1352 | 1806 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:34PM1.46m | 4:43AM1.51m | 5:03PM1.41m | 5:10AM1.44m | 5:32PM1.34m | 5:40AM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:26AM0.13m | 10:33PM0.21m | 10:54AM0.18m | 11:01PM0.28m | 11:23AM0.25m | 11:32PM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — |
 | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | 5:23 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 24 | |
Temp °C | 25 | 27 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 32 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 14 |
22 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 29 | 30 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 11 | ESE 9 |
 kJ | 483 | 403 | 338 | 284 | 188 | 181 | 133 | 130 | 98 | 168 | 163 | 251 | 235 | 232 | 228 | 177 | 171 | 160 | 121 | 119 | 86 | 119 | 209 | 1806 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | S 10 | S 10 | ENE 7 | S 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSW 6 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SE 10 | S 18 | S 11 |
| kJ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 50 | 41 | 48 | 40 | 71 | 74 | 29 | 20 | 29 | 33 | 29 | 20 | 36 | 25 | 40 | 37 | 4 | 6 | 663 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | SW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SSW 5 | ENE 7 | SW 12 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SSE 11 | SW 13 | ENE 8 | SW 12 | SE 10 | SW 18 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 68 | 104 | 140 | 127 | 40 | 40 | 13 | 28 | 112 | 4 | 50 | 12 | 27 | 39 | 38 | 4 | 13 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | E 2 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | — | SSE 2 | SW 3 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | SE 5 | SE 6 | ESE 7 | E 7 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 17 | 36 | 95 | 152 | 120 | 131 | — | 1 | 2 | 54 | — | 30 | 26 | 64 | 71 | 61 | 33 | 124 | 332 | 723 | 1352 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 41 | 270 | 294 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 182 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 107 | 146 | 299 | 121 | 0 | 1 |
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