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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Forecast
/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /
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Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surfForecast / Eastern Cape – Wild Coast / South Africa
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 08 May 2026 SASTForecast 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
18.5° C
(Which is 4.2°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 11AM is: 4.5m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 15ft (4.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 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 ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 28°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SSW 11 | |
6798 | 5411 | 5711 | 5547 | 5195 | 4768 | 4167 | 3611 | 2837 | 2325 | 1945 | 1619 | 1310 | 1104 | 854 | 668 | 487 | 352 | 279 | 194 | 140 | 109 | 197 | 780 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:53AM1.16m | 7:47PM1.10m | 7:57AM1.07m | 9:22PM1.08m | 9:44AM1.02m | 11:00PM1.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:21PM0.50m | 1:53AM0.65m | 2:34PM0.56m | 3:38AM0.68m | 4:09PM0.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 |
 | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | 5:20 |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 21 | 23 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 28 | 27 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
8 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SW 9 | SSW 11 |
 kJ | 5136 | 5411 | 5711 | 5547 | 5195 | 4768 | 4167 | 3611 | 2837 | 2325 | 1945 | 1619 | 1310 | 1104 | 854 | 668 | 487 | 352 | 279 | 194 | 140 | 109 | 197 | 780 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | ENE 4 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
| kJ | 255 | 184 | 149 | 78 | 80 | 50 | 48 | 29 | 91 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 64 | 48 | 7 | 20 | 93 | 135 | 130 | 104 | 81 | 63 | 46 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 18 | SW 15 | WSW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 13 | SW 17 | SW 16 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | E 9 | E 9 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 8 | SSE 10 | SE 13 |
| kJ | 327 | 34 | 37 | 49 | 49 | 26 | 44 | 91 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 60 | 14 | 14 | 56 | 84 | 54 | 41 | 37 | 35 | 17 | 63 | 52 | 42 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 12 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | — | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | WSW 3 | WSW 6 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 |
| kJ | 6798 | — | 65 | 61 | 58 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 25 | 86 | 189 | 250 | 375 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 18 | 28 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 260 | 322 | 260 | 426 | 260 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 121 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 134 | 215 | 199 | 327 | 347 |
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