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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 14 May 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
19.5° 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 12PM is: 2.1m 12s primary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (14 May)6.5ft (2.0m)12s
Evening (14 May)6ft (1.8m)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 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sun
17
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
3
1
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
0
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.3
S
15
2.2
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2092
1622
1369
1136
997
997
786
686
740
2226
2512
2412
2581
2314
2095
1759
1370
1218
1077
943
704
563
553
469
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
W
10
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
N
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:03PM1.41m
2:18AM1.67m
2:44PM1.50m
2:59AM1.73m
3:25PM1.55m
Low Tide
7:57AM0.18m
7:59PM0.18m
8:37AM0.07m
8:41PM0.11m
9:17AM0.01m
9:24PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:15
5:15
Temp °C
14
14
20
20
18
15
14
14
14
15
20
21
19
16
16
15
15
15
20
20
19
18
16
16
11
12
18
17
17
13
12
12
12
12
17
18
18
16
15
14
14
14
18
17
17
17
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.2
S
12
2
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.9
S
12
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
S
11
2.2
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.4
S
15
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.2
S
14
2
S
13
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
13
1.5
S
13
1.4
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.3
S
12
Energy kJ
2092
1622
1369
1136
997
997
786
686
546
2226
2512
2412
2581
2314
2095
1759
1370
1218
1077
943
704
563
553
469
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.5
S
15
0.7
S
15
1.3
S
15
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
SW
16
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
14
0.1
E
8
0.6
SE
6
Energy kJ
1
1
116
210
740
68
68
45
89
11
11
85
8
8
1
24
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
8
0.4
SW
15
0.2
ENE
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
1
1
1
82
11
31
31
8
2
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
11
0.5
E
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.7
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
4
Energy kJ
11
4
7
13
16
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
259
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
299
327
433
405
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
5
6
5
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