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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 26 Mar 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
19.7° C
(Which is 4.0°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 9AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am March 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (26 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
0
0
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
S
0.7
S
0.6
S
0.9
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)8888811111181111121288777711111188
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2842471761441301611581231351701702882373393182692051501261121148598105
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
5
SE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
NE
20
NE
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
W
10
NW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
offcrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:08PM
1.07
9:01AM
1.04
10:58PM
1.00
12:01PM
1.04
12:58AM
1.15
1:21PM
1.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:20AM
0.62
3:50PM
0.65
5:33AM
0.68
6:32PM
0.58
7:19AM
0.53
7:33PM
0.42
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise---6:13-------6:15-------6:16----
Sunset------6:10-------6:09-------6:07-
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-------1--------122--151
Temp. °C201919192324222121202022273025242322232426222120
Feels °C (?)201819192324242322202223272926262624262726202120
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