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/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Tuesday 26 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gileston today?
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 9PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (26 May) | 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 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the ENE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 13 | |
44 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | glassy | glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:15PM7.40m | 4:39AM7.69m | 5:07PM7.72m | 5:28AM7.93m | 5:51PM8.04m | 6:11AM8.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:27PM2.46m | 10:56AM2.22m | 11:17PM2.23m | 11:39AM2.03m | 11:59PM1.99m | 12:17PM1.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 19 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 |
30 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 19 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 21 | 22 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 |
 kJ | 44 | 44 | 41 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 36 | 35 | 33 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 9 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | WSW 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 15 | — | W 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | ENE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 4 | — | W 4 | W 5 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | 1 | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 139 | 89 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 89 | 64 | 64 | 174 | 196 | 195 | 350 | 195 | 139 | 201 | 201 | 182 | 181 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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