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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 13 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 1.3°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: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Wed afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Wed afternoon, light winds from the W by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Sat 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 5 | |
408 | 279 | 181 | 138 | 161 | 204 | 218 | 176 | 180 | 125 | 96 | 55 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 42 | 30 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 4:53PM7.97m | 5:15AM8.48m | 5:42PM8.70m | 6:03AM9.15m | 6:28PM9.35m | 6:50AM9.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:58PM1.85m | 11:25AM1.36m | 11:46PM1.25m | 12:11PM0.84m | 00:31AM0.73m | 12:55PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 12 |
4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 16 | — | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | — | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 85 | 96 | 55 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 9 | 19 | 10 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | NW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 5 |
| kJ | 408 | 279 | 181 | 138 | 161 | 204 | 218 | 176 | 180 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 30 | 42 | 30 | — | — | — | — | 4 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1393 | 587 | 409 | 409 | 880 | 155 | 178 | 157 | 1190 | 395 | 7 | 7 | 156 | 362 | 362 | 221 | 409 | 329 | 201 | 327 | 195 | 128 | 327 | 327 |
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