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

information circle12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Sunday 15 Jun 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
19.5° C
(Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)


Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) this week:

The surf forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) over the next 12 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Sunday (Jun 15) at 11AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) in the next 12 days are 4.5m 13s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jun 20) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.8m 6s period and expected on Sunday (Jun 22) at 11AM.

Wave TypeTime (SAST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)11AM (Sun 15th Jun)1.5ft (0.5m) 11s
Best Surf 2AM (Sat 21st Jun)13ft (4.0m) 13s
Most Powerful11PM (Fri 20th Jun)15ft (4.5m) 13s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) over the next 12 days.

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Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
AMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNightAMPMNight
Rating
(10 max)
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.4
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
1
SSW
1.1
SSW
1.2
SSW
3
SW
3.5
SSW
1.6
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.8
SSW
3.5
SW
4
SSW
4
SSW
2
S
1.8
S
1.3
S
1.1
S
1
S
0.9
SSW
3.5
SW
3.5
SSW
5
SW
3
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.2
S
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.5
S
1.3
S
1.4
S
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)111015131315141514121314131413131413121211111113121414161513121211111211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)12010811412619121041250862138857400163216191540120653268302758711658594793312713873906792912898376727651712951801595646526314
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
SW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SW
10
WNW
5
S
5
SE
15
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
10
NW
15
NNE
5
SW
15
W
30
W
30
WSW
20
WSW
5
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
25
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
5
NNE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
glassoffoffcrosscross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:27PM
1.39
6:33AM
1.35
7:13PM
1.37
7:21AM
1.28
8:07PM
1.35
8:19AM
1.20
9:09PM
1.34
9:32AM
1.14
10:19PM
1.35
10:54AM
1.13
11:32PM
1.38
12:12PM
1.17
12:39AM
1.44
1:18PM
1.25
1:39AM
1.50
2:14PM
1.35
2:32AM
1.54
3:04PM
1.43
3:21AM
1.57
3:51PM
1.49
4:06AM
1.57
4:35PM
1.53
4:48AM
1.54
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
0.22
12:30AM
0.38
12:50PM
0.26
1:21AM
0.42
1:37PM
0.32
2:21AM
0.46
2:32PM
0.37
3:33AM
0.48
3:38PM
0.42
4:51AM
0.45
4:53PM
0.43
6:05AM
0.39
6:07PM
0.40
7:09AM
0.31
7:14PM
0.34
8:04AM
0.23
8:13PM
0.27
8:54AM
0.16
9:06PM
0.21
9:39AM
0.12
9:54PM
0.18
10:21AM
0.10
10:39PM
0.19
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise7:07--7:07--7:07--7:07--7:09--7:09--7:09--7:09--7:09--7:09--7:09--7:09--
Sunset-5:07--5:07--5:07--5:07--5:07--5:07--5:07--5:07--5:08--5:08--5:08--5:09-
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Rain (mm)
-----------------5------------------
Temp. °C222622242417182016181915172114201916171814242723252516161613141613161918
Feels °C (?)19241720201718191611131114191213129161510182219212111787121311131515

Short Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the WSW by Fri night).

Days 6-9 Weather Summary Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Long Range Forecast: Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Tue morning, light winds from the NNE by Wed morning).

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Information about the Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf forecast

The above surf forecast table for Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 12 days. A general guide to surfing at Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Gonubie Reef (The Lefts)) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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