Gonubie Reef (The Lefts) Surf Forecast

/ Eastern Cape – Wild Coast (51 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks)

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

12 Day Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 13 Nov 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 17.2° C
(Which is 4.2°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 Friday (Nov 14) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.1m and 9s period. 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 3.0m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Nov 20) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.1m 8s period and expected on Friday (Nov 14) at 11PM.

Wave Type	Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+)	11PM (Fri 14th Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m) 9s
Best Surf	11PM (Sat 15th Nov)	5ft (1.6m) 9s
Most Powerful	5AM (Thu 20th Nov)	10ft (3.0m) 9s

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

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	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Thu night, fresh winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).									Days 3-6 Weather Summary Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sun night, fresh winds from the E by Tue afternoon).
	Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19
	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night	AM	PM	Night
Rating (10 max)	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	0	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	E	SSE	S	S	S	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	S	E	S	S	SSW	SSW
Period(s) (?)	10	11	8	9	9	8	9	6	9	9	10	12	11	11	8	8	6	8	9	7	9
Wave Graph (?)
kJ (?)	667	835	229	270	208	212	154	188	389	497	363	368	173	108	92	88	104	63	43	319	772
Wind (km/h)	SSW	S	ENE	ENE	ENE	SW	SSW	SW	WSW	SSW	SE	ENE	ENE	E	NNE	E	ENE	NW	SSW	SW	WSW
Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy	cross	cross- on	cross	cross	cross	cross- off	cross	cross	cross- off	cross- on	on	cross	cross- on	cross- on	cross- off	cross- on	cross- on	off	cross	cross	cross- off
High Tide / height (m)	11:06AM 1.16		11:39PM 1.03	12:16PM 1.25		12:42AM 1.12	1:02PM 1.34		1:25AM 1.21	1:38PM 1.42		2:00AM 1.29		2:09PM 1.48	2:31AM 1.36		2:38PM 1.52	3:00AM 1.41		3:07PM 1.54	3:28AM 1.44
Low Tide / height (m)		5:45PM 0.61		5:41AM 0.54	6:47PM 0.50		6:39AM 0.47	7:27PM 0.40		7:20AM 0.40	7:58PM 0.31		7:54AM 0.33		8:26PM 0.24	8:25AM 0.28		8:53PM 0.18	8:55AM 0.24		9:20PM 0.15

	Thursday 13			Friday 14			Saturday 15			Sunday 16			Monday 17			Tuesday 18			Wednesday 19
Sunrise	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:58	-	-	4:56	-	-	4:56	-	-	4:56	-	-	4:56	-	-
Sunset	-	6:44	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:45	-	-	6:46	-	-	6:47	-	-	6:49	-	-	6:49	-

Rain (mm)	-	-	-	-	-	-	1	1	3	1	-	-	-	-	2	1	1	-	-	-	2
Temp. °C	23	22	18	24	24	19	22	21	19	20	19	18	18	19	18	22	22	19	22	23	19
Feels °C (?)	19	18	17	19	18	16	19	17	16	16	15	17	16	15	16	20	19	18	17	17	15

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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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