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Gileston Surf Forecast
/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gileston today?
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 10PM is: 0.5m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed night, calm by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 | |
73 | 72 | 72 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:24PM8.56m | 6:41AM8.84m | 7:00PM8.90m | 7:17AM9.06m | 7:34PM9.10m | 7:51AM9.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:36AM1.45m | 12:54PM1.23m | 1:08AM1.19m | 1:24PM1.07m | 1:39AM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 13 |
8 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 73 | 72 | 72 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 15 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | WSW 10 |
| kJ | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 23 | 19 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 363 | 350 | 356 | 331 | 312 | 294 | 299 | 254 | 221 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 64 | 66 | 195 | 159 | 62 | 130 | 130 | 62 | 130 | 155 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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