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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 29 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
20.4° C
(Which is 3.2°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 12AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)--
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Evening (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.9
SSW
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
1
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
0.9
S
1.4
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
2
E
2
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2
E
Period(s) (?)111111111111111110101010101011667788888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)268217217214198194191229216208204194161174181141247338416451430441435475
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
NE
5
ENE
0
ENE
0
E
5
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:05PM
1.31
2:25AM
1.49
2:39PM
1.43
2:56AM
1.61
3:10PM
1.51
3:25AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:11PM
0.28
8:40AM
0.24
8:43PM
0.17
9:09AM
0.14
9:11PM
0.09
9:36AM
0.07
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Sunrise-----6:16-------6:18-------6:18--
Sunset6:07-------6:06-------6:05-------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
----1-1-11111-11--------
Temp. °C222121212021212324232222232323242424232423232828
Feels °C (?)222323242324232525252424252524242424232524242828
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