Gills Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.64° N 3.16° W

Gills Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gills Bay sea temperature is
13.0° C
0.2° 

Gills Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gills Bay today (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gills Bay at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

Table - waves today at Gills Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the E on Mon morning, strong winds from the E by Tue afternoon).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.3
NNW
8
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
E
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
1.3
NE
6
1
N
4
1
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
62
44
42
40
39
27
22
22
13
23
52
91
119
6
4
2
2
2
2
124
38
40
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
ESE
40
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
ENE
35
ENE
35
NE
40
NE
40
NNE
35
N
35
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:00PM2.47m
3:01AM2.71m
3:38PM2.41m
3:42AM2.58m
4:22PM2.32m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.30m
8:28PM0.62m
9:04AM0.37m
9:09PM0.70m
9:46AM0.50m
9:58PM0.79m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:28
9:25
 mm
3
4
1
1
1
2
2
5
6
3
4
4
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
9
9
9
9
8
8
7
6
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
4
6
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