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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 12 pm Thursday 28 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gileston today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (28 May) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | |
16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 23 | 37 | 85 | 57 | 50 | 33 | 34 | 198 | 232 | 224 | 202 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:51PM8.04m | 6:11AM8.17m | 6:31PM8.32m | 6:50AM8.37m | 7:08PM8.54m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:39AM2.03m | 11:59PM1.99m | 12:17PM1.84m | 00:37AM1.76m | 12:53PM1.68m | 1:13AM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:16 | — | — | — | 9:19 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 23 | 24 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 |
16 | 23 | 22 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 6 | WSW 12 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 16 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 85 | 57 | 50 | 33 | 32 | 198 | 232 | 224 | 202 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 13 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | W 16 | W 16 | WSW 10 | W 10 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 23 | 37 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 34 | 50 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 8 | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | W 15 | WSW 14 | W 10 | WSW 10 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 4 | 19 | 8 | 18 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WSW 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 220 | 195 | 350 | 195 | 195 | 201 | 195 | 195 | 195 | 181 | 146 | 64 | 46 | 22 | 15 | 7 | 7 | 122 | 134 | 54 | 32 | 66 | 112 | 46 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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