Gileston surf break

Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Monday 19 Jan 2026 GMT
Forecast 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
6.9° C
(Which is 2.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gileston today?

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 4AM is: 0.9m 16s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)16s
Afternoon (20 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (20 Jan)4ft (1.2m)14s

Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
W
0.8
W
0.8
WSW
1
W
0.8
W
0.8
WSW
0.7
W
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
W
1
W
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.6
WSW
0.8
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151414131312111313131212121618161515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1883183335033223292215145886276595113513452251731571111092981178125513071168
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SE
30
SSE
40
SE
50
SSE
50
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
35
ESE
50
SSE
45
SSE
45
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
30
SSE
20
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crossonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:19PM
8.77
7:36AM
9.20
7:54PM
9.02
8:11AM
9.42
8:30PM
9.15
8:47AM
9.49
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:31AM
1.17
1:53PM
1.02
2:03AM
0.97
2:24PM
0.87
2:34AM
0.88
2:56PM
0.82
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Sunrise----8:07-------8:06-------8:04---
Sunset------4:40-------4:43-------4:45-
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------2102---13142--2111-
Temp. °C8868899766667101010109999997
Feels °C (?)5521-1-2-111121-101143233242
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