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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 15 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
21.2° C
 (Which is 2.9°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 4AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 15). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (16 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (16 Mar)3ft (0.9m)12s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
1.7
E
0.3
SSW
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
0.8
SSW
1.3
E
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.9
SSW
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)1111814888812812121212121212121188888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)131332941273233193173208202252244236236232232186179180287270235198169
Wind
(km/h)
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
W
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
5
SE
15
ESE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
NW
10
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrossglassglassglasscross-
on		cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:12PM
1.29
2:35AM
1.39
2:41PM
1.43
3:01AM
1.56
3:10PM
1.54
3:28AM
1.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21PM
0.32
8:39AM
0.31
8:48PM
0.18
9:08AM
0.16
9:14PM
0.06
9:37AM
0.04
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Sunrise-----6:07-------6:07-------6:07--
Sunset6:25-------6:23-------6:22-------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C272423222124292928232221202328282724232122242927
Feels °C (?)272424232226303030262622212530292723232425273025
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