Gileston surf break

Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Thursday 30 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
11.6° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gileston today?

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 11AM is: 0.3m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am April 30). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Afternoon (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (30 Apr)1ft (0.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Thu morning, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
40
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
20
20
10
9
7
8
7
3
Wind (km/h)
35
ENE
30
E
30
E
35
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
5
E
0
SE
10
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
0
S
5
SE
10
SE
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:41AM8.84m
7:00PM8.90m
7:17AM9.06m
7:34PM9.10m
7:51AM9.13m
8:07PM9.15m
Low Tide
12:54PM1.23m
1:08AM1.19m
1:24PM1.07m
1:39AM1.03m
1:53PM1.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
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5:48
5:47
5:45
5:43
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8:34
8:35
8:37
8:37
3
5
Temp °C
9
9
13
16
16
15
13
12
11
10
11
14
14
13
12
11
10
10
12
15
15
12
11
11
1
2
6
9
9
10
9
8
7
7
10
14
13
10
9
9
8
9
10
12
14
10
9
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
10
0.2
WSW
7
0.3
WSW
6
0.3
WSW
6
0.2
WSW
6
Energy kJ
42
40
23
23
23
23
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
20
20
10
9
4
8
7
3
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
1
7
6
6
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
7
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
4
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.2
ESE
2
Energy kJ
15
6
5
13
11
8
2
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
294
294
299
221
218
204
61
64
64
68
27
27
146
159
130
62
139
64
89
64
64
148
199
299
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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