Gileston surf break

Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 26 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gileston today?

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 10AM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 May)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Evening (26 May)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Wed morning, calm by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Fri
29
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
72
46
25
45
44
44
41
39
38
37
36
35
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
6
6
6
6
6
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
S
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:41AM7.50m
4:15PM7.40m
4:39AM7.69m
5:07PM7.72m
5:28AM7.93m
5:51PM8.04m
Low Tide
10:04AM2.38m
10:27PM2.46m
10:56AM2.22m
11:17PM2.23m
11:39AM2.03m
11:59PM1.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:07
5:07
5:05
5:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:13
9:14
9:15
9:15
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
22
26
27
27
25
23
18
15
16
20
25
23
20
15
13
12
15
20
25
23
19
15
22
21
23
28
29
30
28
24
17
12
12
17
23
22
19
12
10
9
13
20
25
24
19
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.3
W
9
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
12
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
Energy kJ
72
46
13
45
44
44
41
39
38
37
36
35
18
18
17
17
17
17
16
6
6
6
6
6
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
12
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
25
5
5
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
W
4
Energy kJ
1
1
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
7
27
60
60
27
27
27
27
27
27
66
89
62
62
64
89
64
64
148
174
196
148
195
201
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
9
9
9
5
6
7
6
7
7
9
6
9
6
9
9
9
8
7
9
7
7
6
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