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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 12 am 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
11.5° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gileston today?
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 3AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am April 29). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the ENE on Wed morning, light winds from the E by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 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 | |
56 | 52 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | 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 | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:02AM8.51m | 6:24PM8.56m | 6:41AM8.84m | 7:00PM8.90m | 7:17AM9.06m | 7:34PM9.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:01AM1.81m | 12:22PM1.48m | 00:36AM1.45m | 12:54PM1.23m | 1:08AM1.19m | 1:24PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | |
Temp °C | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
-2 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | WSW 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 |
 kJ | 56 | 52 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 73 | 72 | 47 | 46 | 42 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 9 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | 23 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 28 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 48 | 67 | 59 | 350 | 350 | 362 | 363 | 363 | 320 | 331 | 372 | 325 | 299 | 294 | 221 | 190 | 62 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 27 | 60 | 61 | 146 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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