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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 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 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
19.2° C
(Which is 3.6°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 12AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (SAST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 11ft (3.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 10ft (3.0m) | 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 ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | |
3788 | 3198 | 2759 | 2287 | 1812 | 1338 | 1072 | 928 | 687 | 565 | 794 | 2136 | 2768 | 2543 | 2033 | 1691 | 1463 | 1208 | 1034 | 1018 | 892 | 851 | 884 | 988 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | |
High Tide | 2:42PM1.41m | 2:52AM1.59m | 3:11PM1.46m | 3:20AM1.61m | 3:39PM1.49m | 3:48AM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:39PM0.21m | 9:07AM0.14m | 9:08PM0.18m | 9:33AM0.11m | 9:36PM0.16m | 9:59AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:39 | — | — | — |
 | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 25 |
17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 21 | 22 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 13 | SSE 13 | S 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 |
 kJ | 3788 | 3198 | 2759 | 2287 | 1812 | 1338 | 1072 | 928 | 687 | 565 | 543 | 2136 | 2768 | 2543 | 2033 | 1691 | 1463 | 1208 | 1034 | 1018 | 892 | 851 | 884 | 988 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 18 | SSE 11 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SSE 16 | S 16 | E 10 | E 9 |
| kJ | 31 | 30 | 30 | 16 | 87 | 85 | 81 | 110 | 109 | 101 | 794 | 308 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 90 | 47 | 7 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | S 13 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | SSE 10 | E 10 | ENE 8 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 10 | NE 8 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 30 | 30 | 60 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 90 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 32 | 5 | 19 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | WSW 4 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 76 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 95 | — | 19 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 30 | 336 | 170 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 107 |
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