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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Sunday 05 Apr 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
17.7° C
(Which is 5.8°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 8PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (05 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
2
8
2
2
7
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
3
4
4
4
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
0.8
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.5
SSW
1.7
SSW
2
SSW
2
SSW
1.8
SSW
3.5
SW
2.5
SSW
3
SSW
4
SSW
2.4
SSW
2.2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.1
SSW
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
2.1
S
1.9
S
1.8
S
Period(s) (?)121414141418171616161615151414141414141313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)34322357279011712490243416936093306237506622247819391773172816681576160815671228155613321161
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
10
SE
10
SE
10
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
S
15
SE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossononcrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:21PM
1.46
5:30AM
1.49
5:45PM
1.36
5:55AM
1.37
6:11PM
1.25
6:20AM
1.25
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:15AM
0.14
11:20PM
0.21
11:40AM
0.23
11:46PM
0.31
12:06PM
0.34
12:12AM
0.43
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Sunrise-------6:22-------6:22-------6:22
Sunset--5:58-------5:57-------5:55-----
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---2211-----------------
Temp. °C222322202019181820222119171616172121201817171618
Feels °C (?)232323212016151416161616141314151920191717171516
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