Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Break

Lat Long: 32.86° S 28.12° E

Issued: 1 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) sea temperature is
17.8° C

2.4°C colder than average for this time of year

Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) today (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) at 8AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
1.3
SSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
263
229
191
159
129
124
102
94
90
80
131
173
178
161
147
138
181
223
223
249
253
249
195
187
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
SSE
5
SSE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
5
WNW
5
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
5
NW
15
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:12AM1.29m
7:48PM1.40m
7:59AM1.21m
8:40PM1.35m
9:02AM1.13m
9:47PM1.31m
Low Tide
1:15AM0.38m
1:22PM0.29m
2:04AM0.42m
2:08PM0.36m
3:04AM0.47m
3:07PM0.44m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
18
23
23
18
18
20
21
22
21
24
21
18
16
16
15
15
17
23
21
18
16
16
Feels °C
13
12
14
20
20
17
16
17
17
17
17
20
17
17
16
16
14
12
14
19
17
14
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
11
1
SE
11
0.9
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.8
SE
10
0.8
SE
10
0.7
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
SE
10
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
12
0.8
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
14
0.8
SSW
14
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.9
SSW
13
0.8
SSW
13
0.7
SSW
13
Energy kJ
263
229
191
159
129
124
102
82
82
80
41
42
178
161
147
138
181
223
223
249
253
249
195
178
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
SSW
12
0.4
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.6
SSW
12
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
SSW
14
0.7
SSW
14
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.4
SE
9
0.3
SE
9
0.2
SSW
18
Energy kJ
17
19
12
12
13
59
57
94
90
28
131
173
42
32
43
25
26
25
24
19
11
23
14
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
14
0.3
S
9
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
SSW
11
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SE
10
0.5
SSW
5
0.5
SE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.4
SE
9
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ESE
9
Energy kJ
47
13
45
44
40
14
15
15
20
48
49
49
49
48
12
47
37
23
23
22
22
10
5
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
0.7
SSW
4
1.1
SSW
5
1.2
SSW
6
1.3
SSW
8
Energy kJ
3
13
18
12
56
99
187
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
30
146
1
0
0
0
0
0
3
199
30
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
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Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
9
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