
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (11 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 1AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 10). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (11 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Evening (11 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 10 | Friday 11 | Saturday 12 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | E 9 | E 9 | ESE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
194 | 252 | 302 | 273 | 246 | 183 | 131 | 99 | 96 | 89 | 83 | 183 | 108 | 114 | 128 | 158 | 193 | 225 | 348 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:27PM1.72m | 3:40AM1.62m | 3:59PM1.78m | 4:11AM1.64m | 4:28PM1.78m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:38PM0.04m | 9:44AM-0.03m | 10:09PM0.00m | 10:13AM-0.04m | 10:38PM0.01m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:57 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSW 12 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSW 15 |
194 | 165 | 165 | 138 | 138 | 113 | 115 | 83 | 86 | 79 | 81 | 82 | 108 | 114 | 104 | 86 | 70 | 56 | 135 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | S 6 | S 7 | SE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 |
121 | 252 | 302 | 273 | 246 | 183 | 131 | 99 | 96 | 23 | 33 | 8 | 90 | 88 | 63 | 62 | 85 | 82 | 77 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSW 5 | SE 11 | SE 11 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SE 14 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSE 7 |
13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 89 | 83 | 8 | 71 | 64 | 10 | 24 | 47 | 135 | 37 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 4 | SSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | SSW 5 | S 5 | — | — | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 7 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
26 | 39 | 32 | 22 | 45 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 8 | 17 | 183 | 21 | 50 | 128 | 158 | 193 | 225 | 348 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 3 | 129 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 107 | 102 | 102 | 294 | 182 | 182 | 270 | 433 | 496 | 433 | 433 |
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