Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 2AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 14s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Fri afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 130 | 139 | 173 | 169 | 154 | 180 | 217 | 290 | 303 | 298 | 796 | 726 | 602 | 472 | 389 | 384 | 286 | 246 | 192 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross |
High Tide | 5:15PM1.48m | 5:32AM1.36m | 5:41PM1.36m | 6:00AM1.25m | 6:08PM1.23m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25PM0.23m | 11:32AM0.32m | 11:52PM0.34m | 12:00PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 27 | 25 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 27 | 25 | 21 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 23 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | E 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 38 | 38 | 173 | 169 | 136 | 122 | 217 | 290 | 303 | 298 | 796 | 726 | 602 | 472 | 389 | 384 | 286 | 246 | 192 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 9 | ENE 9 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 16 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 17 | 29 | 50 | 66 | 154 | 180 | 99 | 101 | 78 | 295 | 74 | 69 | 49 | 65 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 49 | 36 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 13 | SSW 14 | SW 9 | SW 9 | — | S 5 | SSW 16 | E 9 | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 28 | 29 | 82 | 62 | 21 | 13 | — | 12 | 151 | 76 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | E 6 | SW 10 | SW 4 | SW 6 | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 3 | ENE 4 |
| kJ | 130 | 139 | 24 | 16 | 59 | 39 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 137 | 41 | 25 | 12 | 30 | 30 | 107 | 30 | 107 | 41 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 336 | 260 | 0 | 3 |
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