Gileston surf break

Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 BST
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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
15.0° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gileston today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 2AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (31 May)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Evening (31 May)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tue
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
10
1.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
34
198
232
224
251
302
330
336
324
260
256
205
202
198
149
191
82
75
79
64
160
192
201
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
30
W
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:08PM8.54m
7:27AM8.51m
7:44PM8.67m
8:02AM8.55m
8:19PM8.70m
8:38AM8.50m
Low Tide
1:13AM1.58m
1:28PM1.57m
1:48AM1.49m
2:03PM1.54m
2:25AM1.48m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:03
5:03
5:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:16
9:19
9:20
9:21
2
2
2
2
17
1
Temp °C
17
15
14
13
14
13
14
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
14
15
15
13
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
11
10
11
12
11
11
13
12
14
14
14
13
11
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.8
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.9
WSW
12
1
W
11
1.1
W
11
0.7
W
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.8
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
6
0.6
W
6
0.9
WSW
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
WSW
10
Energy kJ
33
31
198
232
224
251
302
132
260
256
205
202
198
149
191
41
31
79
64
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
13
0.3
WSW
7
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
Energy kJ
10
34
11
82
75
34
33
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
14
0.2
W
10
Energy kJ
19
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
11
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
12
0.3
SSW
2
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
1
W
10
1.2
W
8
Energy kJ
191
330
336
324
1
1
2
2
192
201
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
136
78
54
112
96
156
177
177
133
130
78
78
32
32
27
78
32
32
27
146
80
80
135
177
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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