Gileston surf break

Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 17 Apr 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
10.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gileston today?

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 3PM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
W
1.4
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.4
WSW
Period(s) (?)121211121212111111111110101010101010101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2944975405504864113643453963823193132542021581229070715049323231
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
5
NE
10
E
5
SE
5
SSW
0
WNW
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:18AM
9.94
7:39PM
10.02
7:58AM
10.30
8:19PM
10.28
8:40AM
10.35
9:00PM
10.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:26PM
0.19
1:43AM
0.13
2:03PM
-0.02
2:21AM
-0.02
2:41PM
0.04
3:00AM
0.09
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-------6:13-------6:09-------6:07
Sunset---8:12-------8:14-------8:15----
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C13121011109999911119987811111111876
Feels °C (?)886764444466565459898332
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