Gileston surf break

Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 15 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
12.4° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gileston today?

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 4PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (15 May)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (15 May)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 7°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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
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)
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.5
WNW
5
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
40
36
27
13
7
5
4
4
7
16
27
64
65
71
71
69
95
333
80
189
183
160
Wind (km/h)
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
5
W
5
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
15
W
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
6:28PM9.35m
6:50AM9.68m
7:13PM9.83m
7:36AM10.00m
7:58PM10.08m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.84m
00:31AM0.73m
12:55PM0.47m
1:16AM0.37m
1:39PM0.30m
2:02AM0.23m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:22
5:20
5:20
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:59
9:00
9:01
1
1
3
2
1
Temp °C
10
11
12
11
8
7
7
9
10
11
11
11
11
10
8
9
11
12
11
11
9
9
9
9
3
4
4
4
2
3
5
7
6
8
6
8
7
6
4
5
6
6
4
5
2
3
2
5
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.5
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
4
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
W
11
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
8
Energy kJ
9
2
2
13
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
65
71
11
26
45
41
183
160
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
14
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2
6
5
4
4
2
4
4
14
13
16
42
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
5
1
WNW
5
0.9
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
5
1
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
12
1.1
W
6
1.4
W
7
Energy kJ
37
37
40
36
27
7
16
27
64
71
69
95
333
80
189
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
2
2
Distance (km)
395
362
425
364
327
327
299
134
299
327
331
331
331
349
134
46
331
331
349
315
299
299
95
46
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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