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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 03 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
19.4° C
(Which is 4.1°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 7AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)8ft (2.4m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
1
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
E
0.4
SW
2.1
E
2
E
2.1
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.1
E
1.9
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
ESE
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)8138888899999888888121212141413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)65943593539608845809660562503389326271230196161161161153343288245701632
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
5
NNW
20
SW
15
SW
10
W
10
W
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossglasscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:17AM
1.71
4:31PM
1.57
4:42AM
1.67
4:56PM
1.53
5:06AM
1.59
5:21PM
1.46
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:04PM
0.04
10:27AM
0.04
10:30PM
0.07
10:51AM
0.08
10:55PM
0.13
11:15AM
0.14
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise---6:20-------6:20-------6:20----
Sunset------6:00-------5:59-------5:58-
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-----------112-13111--11
Temp. °C222121222829262423232224242423222120191921202020
Feels °C (?)212020212626242722242426262625252220192022202122
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