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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 16 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
18.6° C
(Which is 4.6°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 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Evening (16 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)15s

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


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Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
1
0
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1
SSW
0.9
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.8
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.4
E
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.4
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
1.2
SSW
0.9
SSW
Period(s) (?)121212121215151481414141313131267101011111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)514447308206144270191186227183180161151147142129108151363435346444308202
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
NE
20
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NE
25
NE
20
NE
10
NNW
10
NNE
15
N
5
NNE
10
SSW
5
NW
15
WNW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
15
S
5
NNE
10
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:11PM
1.58
3:25AM
1.80
3:45PM
1.63
4:00AM
1.83
4:20PM
1.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:07AM
0.02
9:10PM
0.01
9:40AM
-0.05
9:44PM
-0.03
10:15AM
-0.07
10:20PM
-0.02
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sun
19
Sunrise-6:28-------6:30-------6:30------
Sunset----5:45-------5:43-------5:42---
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-1------1----8----------
Temp. °C191924262423222121213033272125191817222320181616
Feels °C (?)212023242221212122212934282224171614171717171414
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