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

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Friday 31 Oct 2025 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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4AM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am October 31). An open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (31 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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

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Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
2
2
3
0
3
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
3
2
3
2
1
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
SSW
1.5
S
1.3
SSW
1.2
S
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1
S
1.2
E
0.7
S
1.4
SW
1.2
SSW
1.4
SSW
2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.9
SSW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
2.5
SW
1.4
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.5
SSW
1.3
SSW
Period(s) (?)141413138991291188111110101212121215151413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12068496275064614945293042461212261714448557617912069184919465481049898780617
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
20
E
5
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
10
SE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
1.02
11:55AM
1.18
12:16AM
1.14
12:45PM
1.36
1:06AM
1.28
1:25PM
1.53
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:14AM
0.56
6:13PM
0.54
6:19AM
0.43
7:03PM
0.36
7:05AM
0.30
7:44PM
0.19
Friday
31
Saturday
01
Sunday
02
Sunrise---5:09-------5:09-------5:07----
Sunset------6:31-------6:32-------6:34-
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------3-------11--------
Temp. °C181618283427222019181819222019181717161821212018
Feels °C (?)141316263326241917151416191615131313121416171917
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