Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.86° S 28.12° E

Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) sea temperature is
18.3° C
1.9° 

Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 12s period with SSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 10AM is: 3.5m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)11ft (3.5m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jul)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 Jul)7ft (2.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
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)
2
2
5
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SW
12
2.1
SSW
13
3.5
SSW
13
2.1
S
13
3
SSW
13
2.2
SSW
14
2.1
S
14
2.3
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.2
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
12
2
S
13
2
S
13
2
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1572
1452
3574
1468
2432
1817
1657
2155
2785
2670
2558
2333
2091
1866
1684
1491
1298
1258
1229
1248
1245
1225
1187
933
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
0
W
5
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:26AM1.08m
11:11PM1.30m
12:02PM1.11m
00:34AM1.34m
1:20PM1.20m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.49m
4:26PM0.49m
5:49AM0.46m
5:57PM0.48m
7:07AM0.38m
7:17PM0.40m
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
18
17
17
16
15
14
13
17
18
17
15
14
15
14
15
16
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
15
15
14
12
14
13
14
14
13
12
10
14
14
14
14
13
15
14
15
16
16
14
15
15
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