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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 24 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
20.0° C
(Which is 3.0°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 10AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (24 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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)
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
0
1
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
0.7
S
11
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
902
663
564
395
290
228
174
127
251
264
270
270
270
461
454
405
309
234
235
284
332
363
354
287
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
E
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
5
NW
15
S
10
N
15
N
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:15AM1.04m
10:46PM1.11m
11:28AM1.04m
00:19AM1.22m
12:45PM1.14m
Low Tide
2:54AM0.63m
3:45PM0.59m
5:23AM0.63m
5:42PM0.54m
6:48AM0.52m
6:49PM0.44m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:35
6:35
6:35
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5:36
5:34
5:32
Temp °C
17
15
17
23
24
24
21
20
18
18
20
29
29
24
23
24
23
26
27
32
34
26
24
26
12
11
12
18
19
20
18
18
16
16
18
28
28
23
23
23
22
24
25
30
34
27
26
25
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
S
13
1.4
S
13
1.3
S
13
1.1
S
13
1
S
12
0.9
S
12
0.8
S
12
1.6
ENE
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
0.5
S
12
1.8
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
9
Energy kJ
902
663
564
395
290
228
174
287
251
264
270
270
270
67
454
405
309
234
235
284
332
363
354
287
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
11
0.6
S
11
0.6
S
12
0.6
S
12
0.5
S
12
0.5
S
11
0.1
S
17
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
11
0.2
SSW
11
Energy kJ
127
93
98
99
67
66
6
45
44
25
25
25
25
24
12
18
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
SE
14
Energy kJ
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
1.6
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
7
1.9
ENE
7
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
2.1
ENE
8
1.9
ENE
8
1.8
ENE
8
2
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
2.3
ENE
8
0.3
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
Energy kJ
108
150
198
233
321
387
365
439
520
560
492
439
541
461
703
2
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
327
294
270
294
277
294
121
121
2
2
2
0
121
270
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
7
6
5
5
5
6
8
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