Gileston surf break

Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 BST
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Gileston surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gileston sea temperature is
13.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gileston today?

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (24 May)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.3
W
13
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
73
70
70
68
47
43
42
42
43
63
63
61
61
60
41
41
28
26
72
71
46
45
49
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
ENE
5
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
10
ESE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:20AM7.71m
2:00PM7.21m
2:33AM7.48m
3:12PM7.19m
3:41AM7.50m
Low Tide
7:04PM2.44m
7:52AM2.37m
8:17PM2.63m
9:02AM2.46m
9:27PM2.62m
10:04AM2.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:11
5:09
5:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:08
9:09
9:10
9:13
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
15
14
16
20
22
23
23
21
20
19
20
24
26
25
23
22
20
20
21
24
13
13
13
13
14
13
15
20
22
24
23
22
21
19
20
25
25
25
23
22
19
19
21
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
Energy kJ
98
73
70
70
68
47
43
42
42
43
63
63
61
61
60
41
41
26
26
72
71
46
45
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
W
14
0.3
W
14
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.2
W
12
Energy kJ
5
4
16
33
31
29
28
25
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
46
46
46
21
7
15
25
27
27
27
7
7
7
7
7
7
61
7
27
7
7
27
27
61
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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