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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 06 Feb 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
21.9° C
 (Which is 2.5°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 5PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm February 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (06 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (06 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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

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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.7
E
1.2
SSW
1
S
1.2
SSW
1.1
S
0.9
SSW
0.8
S
0.5
SSW
1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
1.1
ESE
1.1
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.2
S
1.6
SE
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)88689108811856661010656667713
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)827110712422222610474651407597897683718672128119223254285273
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
0
SSW
5
NW
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
N
15
NE
25
E
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SE
5
S
15
SE
20
ESE
10
NE
10
E
5
ENE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		glassoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		crosscrosscrossglasscross-
off		crossonglassoncross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:22PM
1.41
6:45AM
1.48
6:49PM
1.29
7:12AM
1.35
7:15PM
1.17
7:40AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
0.23
12:26AM
0.19
12:53PM
0.33
12:52AM
0.31
1:22PM
0.45
1:19AM
0.45
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise-------5:35-------5:37-------5:37
Sunset--7:07-------7:06-------7:05-----
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
cloud
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
--------4--2---71541143-1-
Temp. °C272626232221212324292723232324242323222323222224
Feels °C (?)262427262423242425282825272728272627242425242527
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