Gileston Surf Forecast and Surf Reports
(Wales – South East, UK)
Gileston Spot ID
Type: beach
Reliability: inconsistent
Best: Swell SW | Wind NE
Sea Temperature Today is: 15.3 °C
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| 10AM | 1PM | 4PM | 7PM | |
| Wave (m) |
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| Period (s) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
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| Wind State | off | off | off | cross- off |
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Gileston in The Vale of Glamorgan is a quite exposed beach break that has quite reliable surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Works best in offshore winds from the northeast. Windswells and groundswells in equal measure and the ideal swell direction is from the southwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights.
Forecast Wave Energy (Power): 12hrs
Tide Times:
For Llantwit Major, 6 km from Gileston.
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Gileston Tide Times and Tide Chart
Live Weather:
At St. Athan, 2 km from Gileston.
light winds from the NNE km/h |  Visibility reduced by smoke | Air temperature 7.0 °C |
Buoy Data:
At Minehead Waverider, 12 miles from Gileston.
| 4AM | 5AM | 6AM | 7AM | |
| Data Age | 5 hr | 4 hr | 3 hr | 2 hr |
| Wave height (m) |
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| Dominant period (s) | 6.3 | 2.3 | 6.7 | 3.2 |
Overall Gileston Surf Consistency and Wind Distribution in October
Surf photos from
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Use this relief map to navigate to Wales - South East surf spots and tide stations that are in the area of Gileston
Other Nearby Surf Breaks closest to Gileston:
(click location name for more details)- Closest break1 mi
- Second closest break5 mi
- Third closest break11 mi
- Fourth closest break11 mi
- Fifth closest break13 mi
Wave buoys nearest to Gileston:
- Closest wave buoy12 mi
- Second closest wave buoy16 mi
- Third closest wave buoy17 mi
- Fourth closest wave buoy23 mi
- Fifth closest wave buoy25 mi
Tide stations nearest to Gileston:
- Closest tide station4 mi
- Second closest tide station6 mi
- Third closest tide station11 mi
- Fourth closest tide station12 mi
- Fifth closest tide station14 mi
Ski Resorts closest to Gileston:
- Closest ski area177 mi
- Second closest ski area219 mi
- Third closest ski area235 mi
- Fourth closest ski area236 mi
- Fifth closest ski area236 mi
Town and city forecasts close to Gileston:
- Closest city location5 mi
- Second closest city location11 mi
- Third closest city location11 mi
- Fourth closest city location16 mi
- Fifth closest city location16 mi
Airports
- The closest passenger airport to Gileston is Cardiff Airport (CWL) in Wales, 5 km (3 miles) away (directly).
- The second nearest airport to Gileston is Bristol Airport (BRS) in England, 48 km (30 miles) away.
- Third is Swansea Airport (SWS) in Wales, 52 km (32 miles) away.
- Bristol Filton Airport (FZO) in England is 59 km (37 miles) away.
- Yeovilton Airport (YEO) in U.k. is the fifth nearest airport to Gileston and is 68 km (42 miles) away.
This is the Surf-Forecast page for Gileston, Wales - South East. Use the tab navigation above to view Gileston sea temperature, Gileston photographs, Gileston detailed swell predictions, wind and weather forecasts, Gileston webcams, current wind from Wales - South East live weather stations and Gileston tide predictions. The United Kingdom swell maps link will open up the big picture showing United Kingdom and the surrounding seas. These swell maps can be animated to show the different swell components, wave energy, wave period, wave heights, together with wind and weather forecasts, current weather and sea state observations from United Kingdom wave-buoys, passing ships and coastal weather stations. Each of the forecast pages for this surf break feature a global and regional wavefinder tool to locate the best surf conditions in the area around Gileston.
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