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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 May 2026 SAST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.0° C
(Which is 3.7°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 3AM is: 5.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 4.0m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)15ft (4.5m)12s
Afternoon (08 May)13ft (4.0m)13s
Evening (08 May)11ft (3.5m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Thu night, calm by Sat morning).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
6
6
6
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
3
2
1
2
0
Swell
Height Map
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span><span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.components.forecast-table.maps.snow_map">Snow Map</span>
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
4.5
SW
11
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1881
4536
7278
6519
5209
5351
5312
5461
5454
4626
4035
3303
2735
2287
1913
1592
1271
1104
901
680
521
358
298
232
Wind (km/h)
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
NW
0
NE
15
SE
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
WNW
25
W
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:47PM1.17m
6:53AM1.16m
7:47PM1.10m
7:57AM1.07m
9:22PM1.08m
9:44AM1.02m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.56m
1:21PM0.50m
1:53AM0.65m
2:34PM0.56m
3:38AM0.68m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:46
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
5:20
2
6
4
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
15
15
15
15
16
19
20
19
15
13
13
12
13
21
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
28
26
9
9
9
8
8
10
12
14
14
11
10
10
9
11
20
17
17
15
13
12
12
14
24
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
11
4
S
12
4
S
12
4
S
12
4.5
SSE
12
4.5
SSE
12
4
SSE
12
4
SSE
13
4
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3.5
SSE
13
3
SSE
12
3
SSE
12
2.5
SSE
12
2.4
SSE
12
2.2
SSE
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.5
SSE
11
1.3
SSE
10
1.2
SSE
10
1.1
SSE
10
Energy kJ
1881
4536
4901
5006
5209
5351
5312
5461
5454
4626
4035
3303
2735
2287
1913
1592
1271
1104
901
680
521
358
298
232
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SE
11
1.5
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
11
1.3
ESE
10
0.7
SSE
18
0.9
ESE
10
0.9
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
E
10
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
E
9
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SSW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SSW
15
0.8
ENE
6
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
Energy kJ
911
533
427
327
286
173
149
78
51
50
32
28
91
89
14
60
64
48
56
84
42
142
133
107
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
22
0.2
SSE
21
0.4
SE
20
0.7
SE
18
0.3
SW
15
0.2
WSW
19
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
13
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
E
8
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
Energy kJ
19
42
98
327
34
37
49
49
26
44
91
27
15
15
14
14
14
15
13
54
53
37
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
9
4.5
SW
11
5
SSW
12
5
SSW
12
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
13
0.3
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
NE
3
0.8
NE
4
0.5
NE
4
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
7
0.2
NNW
3
0.4
W
2
Energy kJ
1102
4441
7278
6519
5
65
61
25
75
4
17
9
128
250
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
5
4
8
4
4
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
382
385
322
322
260
199
359
433
322
1
1
0
0
0
0
137
433
0
0
0
12
2
0
129
Best forecast wave conditions in Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
8
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest