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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 am Thursday 30 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
11.6° 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 11AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | Sun 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 6 | |
42 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 3 | |
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 | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:41AM8.84m | 7:00PM8.90m | 7:17AM9.06m | 7:34PM9.10m | 7:51AM9.13m | 8:07PM9.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:54PM1.23m | 1:08AM1.19m | 1:24PM1.07m | 1:39AM1.03m | 1:53PM1.03m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — | 8:37 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | — | |
Temp °C | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | 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 10 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
 kJ | 42 | 40 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 3 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 4 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 4 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 15 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 294 | 294 | 299 | 221 | 218 | 204 | 61 | 64 | 64 | 68 | 27 | 27 | 146 | 159 | 130 | 62 | 139 | 64 | 89 | 64 | 64 | 148 | 199 | 299 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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