Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (15 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 12AM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 14). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 5ft (1.6m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts). (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 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 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | E 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 332 | 291 | 299 | 263 | 270 | 229 | 198 | 163 | 92 | 128 | 128 | 128 | 175 | 117 | 147 | 147 | 176 | 249 | 229 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 4:59PM1.76m | 5:08AM1.60m | 5:31PM1.73m | 5:40AM1.53m | 6:02PM1.64m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:07PM0.05m | 11:13AM-0.02m | 11:40PM0.11m | 11:43AM0.05m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 25 | 27 | 23 | 22 | 21 |
Feels °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | E 8 | E 7 |
| kJ | 93 | 291 | 299 | 263 | 270 | 229 | 198 | 163 | 88 | 65 | 65 | 128 | 175 | 117 | 147 | 112 | 112 | 249 | 159 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 4 | SW 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 7 | E 7 | E 11 | E 11 | SSW 14 | SW 13 | SSW 12 | E 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 76 | 45 | 43 | 41 | 41 | 3 | 4 | 92 | 128 | 128 | 44 | 56 | 110 | 110 | 19 | 44 | 59 | 229 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 14 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | SW 3 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 5 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 10 | S 11 | S 10 | SW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 20 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 36 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | 332 | 438 | 464 | 525 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 75 | 139 | 198 | 204 | 147 | 176 | 337 | 320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 270 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 102 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 41 | 121 | 0 | 0 |
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