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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 pm Friday 15 May 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gileston today?
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 8PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (15 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Mon 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 8 | |
37 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 64 | 65 | 71 | 71 | 69 | 95 | 333 | 80 | 189 | 183 | 160 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:28PM9.35m | 6:50AM9.68m | 7:13PM9.83m | 7:36AM10.00m | 7:58PM10.08m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:11PM0.84m | 00:31AM0.73m | 12:55PM0.47m | 1:16AM0.37m | 1:39PM0.30m | 2:02AM0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  | |  |  | | | | |  | | |  | | | | | | |  | | |  | |
 | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:01 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 7 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | W 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | WSW 12 | W 11 | W 7 | W 8 |
 kJ | — | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 65 | 71 | 11 | 26 | — | — | 45 | 41 | 183 | 160 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 11 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 14 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | 40 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 37 | 40 | 36 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 16 | 27 | 64 | — | — | 71 | 69 | 95 | 333 | 80 | 189 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 395 | 362 | 425 | 364 | 327 | 327 | 299 | 134 | 299 | 327 | 331 | 331 | 331 | 349 | 134 | 46 | 331 | 331 | 349 | 315 | 299 | 299 | 95 | 46 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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