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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
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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
19.5° C
(Which is 3.1°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 5AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the NNW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | |
1318 | 2588 | 2560 | 1826 | 947 | 5319 | 2144 | 1679 | 1509 | 3278 | 4930 | 3416 | 4457 | 5618 | 8160 | 6225 | 6343 | 1812 | 1388 | 1136 | 1010 | 1010 | 880 | 773 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | |
High Tide | 00:05AM1.28m | 12:30PM1.18m | 00:53AM1.42m | 1:19PM1.29m | 1:36AM1.56m | 2:03PM1.41m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:26AM0.46m | 6:27PM0.40m | 7:15AM0.31m | 7:15PM0.29m | 7:57AM0.18m | 7:59PM0.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
16 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 13 | — | — | — | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 |
1318 | 2588 | 2560 | 1826 | 947 | 1990 | 2144 | 1679 | 1509 | 1687 | 2547 | — | — | — | 3867 | 2628 | 2157 | 1812 | 1388 | 1136 | 1010 | 1010 | 880 | 773 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 18 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | S 15 |
8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 322 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 155 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 |
6 | 6 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | W 3 | SSW 9 | SW 14 | — | — | — | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 798 | 5319 | — | — | — | 3278 | 4930 | 3416 | 4457 | 5618 | 8160 | 6225 | 6343 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 192 | 192 | 192 | 182 | 199 | 30 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 151 | 590 | 575 | 460 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 0 |
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