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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 24 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 1PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am March 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Afternoon (24 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (24 Mar)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


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Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
2
3
1
2
2
1
0
2
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.1
S
1.1
S
1.9
E
1.9
E
2.2
E
2
E
1.8
E
1.6
E
1
SSW
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
0.9
SSW
1
E
0.8
SSW
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)141414141414141313888888128888118118
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)939799788665674674537434427424447619533439347274191156148126170123133201
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
S
5
ESE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43AM
1.43
7:04PM
1.24
7:30AM
1.23
8:08PM
1.07
9:01AM
1.04
10:58PM
1.00
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
0.35
1:09AM
0.43
1:52PM
0.52
2:20AM
0.62
3:50PM
0.65
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Fri
27
Sunrise-6:13-------6:13-------6:13------
Sunset----6:14-------6:12-------6:10---
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
mod rain
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------121-----38--
Temp. °C202121232222222019233129282221201920242323212121
Feels °C (?)181919201920201817223029292322201921252326232323
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