Gonubie, South Africa
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About Gonubie
Gonubie is a town in Eastern Cape, South Africa. From Gonubie you can reach 13 surf spots, 2 of the surf spots more than 20 km away. The nearest is Gonubie Point, a surf spot 1.9 km from the centre. Overture lists 47 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites. The nearest airport is ELS, 20 km away.
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Staying in Gonubie
- 47 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 1 of them campsites (Overture places)
- Nearest airports: ELS, 20 km, UTT, 167 km
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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Gonubie. Spots further out are listed below.
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Surf within 20 km
The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for intermediate surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. The best of the spots that stay in Gonubie each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 7 spots stay in another town: within your drive, they count for Gonubie too.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Expert
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellows Beach Break7.3 kmabout 15 min by car | 7 ft587 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, too big | 3 ft155 kJwind from the south-west, 17 knots, too small | 5 ft312 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, poor | 4 ft195 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore, fair | 3 ft216 kJwind from the south-west, 16 knots, too small | 8 ft788 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, too big | 6 ft454 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor |
All readings for Yellows Beach Break: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Queensbury Lefts10.4 kmabout 20 min by car | 7 ft587 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, too big | 3 ft155 kJwind from the south-west, 17 knots, too small | 5 ft312 kJwind from the south-east, 7 knots, poor | 4 ft195 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore, fair | 3 ft216 kJwind from the south-west, 16 knots, poor | 8 ft788 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, too big | 6 ft454 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor |
All readings for Queensbury Lefts: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Gonubie Point1.9 kmabout 5 min by car | 7 ft587 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, too big | 3 ft155 kJwind from the south-west, 19 knots, too small | 5 ft312 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, poor | 4 ft195 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore, fair | 3 ft216 kJwind from the south-west, 17 knots, too small | 8 ft788 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, too big | 6 ft454 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor |
All readings for Gonubie Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Gonubie Lefts2.3 kmabout 5 min by car | 7 ft587 kJwind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, too big | 3 ft155 kJwind from the south-west, 19 knots, too small | 5 ft312 kJwind from the east-south-east, 7 knots, poor | 4 ft195 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore, fair | 3 ft216 kJwind from the south-west, 17 knots, poor | 8 ft788 kJwind from the west-south-west, 13 knots, too big | 6 ft454 kJwind from the north-east, 11 knots, poor |
All readings for Gonubie Lefts: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Eastern Beach10.8 kmabout 20 min by carStays in East London, 3 km | 6 ft516 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, too big | 5 ft333 kJwind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, poor | 5 ft294 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, poor | 4 ft181 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore, poor | 3 ft251 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots, poor | 8 ft765 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, too big | 5 ft417 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor |
All readings for Eastern Beach: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Nahoon Beach Break7.8 kmabout 15 min by carStays in East London, 6 km | 6 ft516 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, too big | 5 ft333 kJwind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, poor | 5 ft294 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, poor | 4 ft181 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore, poor | 3 ft251 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots, poor | 8 ft765 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, too big | 5 ft417 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor |
All readings for Nahoon Beach Break: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Kennaway Ledge11.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in East London, 2 km | 6 ft516 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, too big | 5 ft333 kJwind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, poor | 5 ft294 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, poor | 4 ft181 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore, poor | 3 ft251 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots, poor | 8 ft765 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, too big | 5 ft417 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor |
All readings for Kennaway Ledge: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Yellowsands Point7.3 kmabout 15 min by car | 7 ft587 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, too big | 3 ft155 kJwind from the south-west, 25 knots, too small | 5 ft312 kJwind from the south-east, 9 knots, poor | 4 ft195 kJwind from the west, 10 knots, offshore, poor | 3 ft216 kJwind from the south-west, 24 knots, poor | 8 ft788 kJwind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, too big | 6 ft454 kJwind from the north-east, 15 knots, poor |
All readings for Yellowsands Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Gashers11.9 kmabout 25 min by carStays in East London, 2 km | 6 ft516 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, too big | 5 ft333 kJwind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, poor | 5 ft294 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, poor | 4 ft181 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore, poor | 3 ft251 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots, poor | 8 ft765 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, too big | 5 ft417 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor |
All readings for Gashers: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Bonza Bay6.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in East London, 7 km | 6 ft516 kJwind from the south-west, 5 knots, too big | 5 ft333 kJwind from the west-south-west, 17 knots, poor | 5 ft294 kJwind from the south, 5 knots, poor | 4 ft181 kJwind from the west, 8 knots, offshore, poor | 3 ft251 kJwind from the south-west, 18 knots, poor | 8 ft765 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots, too big | 5 ft417 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots, poor |
All readings for Bonza Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Nahoon Reef8.2 kmabout 15 min by carStays in East London, 6 kmExperts only | 7 ft614 kJwind from the south, 2 knots | 8 ft726 kJwind from the west-south-west, 14 knots | 6 ft365 kJwind from the west, 6 knots | 6 ft579 kJwind from the south-west, 14 knots | 9 ft1046 kJwind from the west-south-west, 10 knots | 8 ft918 kJwind from the south-south-east, 7 knots | 5 ft417 kJwind from the north-east, 12 knots |
All readings for Nahoon Reef: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Gonubie, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).
Further out
These spots are more than 20 km from Gonubie. It is the nearest town with beds, so they stay here.
Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whacky Point44 kmabout 1h 20 by car | 6 ft454 kJwind from the east-north-east, 9 knots, poor | 2 ft144 kJwind from the south-west, 26 knots, too small | 6 ft353 kJwind from the west-north-west, 8 knots, offshore, poor | 3 ft131 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, offshore, poor | 5 ft470 kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots, poor | 7 ft578 kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, too big | 5 ft350 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor |
All readings for Whacky Point: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Morgans Bay40.4 kmabout 1h 15 by car | 6 ft521 kJwind from the south-west, 7 knots, too big | 3 ft199 kJwind from the south-west, 26 knots, too small | 5 ft219 kJwind from the east-north-east, 12 knots, poor | 4 ft146 kJwind from the west, 11 knots, poor | 4 ft317 kJwind from the south-west, 20 knots, poor | 7 ft662 kJwind from the west-south-west, 15 knots, too big | 5 ft389 kJwind from the north-east, 14 knots, poor |
All readings for Morgans Bay: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
Places to eat near Gonubie
- Lighthouse Fish & ChipsFish and chips · 0.6 km from the centre
- Debonairs PizzaPizza · 1.0 km from the centre
- Debonairs Pizza (Official)Pizza · 1.2 km from the centre
- Roman's PizzaPizza · 1.9 km from the centre
- Slipway Pub and GrubBar and grill · 1.9 km from the centre
- Casa De Jose - Authentic Portuguese Peri-PeriPortuguese · 0.5 km from the centre
Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits