Gileston surf break

Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Tuesday 15 Jul 2025 BST
Forecast 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
19.8° C
(Which is 4.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Gileston today?

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 1PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jul)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (15 Jul)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (15 Jul)7ft (2.2m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.7
WSW
1.9
WSW
2.3
W
2.4
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.4
WSW
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)99101010101099899888888888899988888888878867778891010109988776677774
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)4405286961026113811029006143992341801178464465755555574829076767468666465868666646054553467597710813830123537131422016815713093857853373423161613
Wind
(km/h)
30
SW
35
SW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
30
W
20
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
W
5
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WSW
0
SSE
5
WSW
5
W
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
SW
15
SW
15
S
20
SSW
25
WSW
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
10
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncrosscross-
off
cross-
off
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:31AM
8.92
10:51PM
9.19
11:15AM
8.72
11:36PM
8.90
12:02PM
8.41
12:27AM
8.50
12:57PM
8.04
1:26AM
8.07
2:01PM
7.73
2:35AM
7.74
3:14PM
7.60
3:51AM
7.68
4:28PM
7.78
5:03AM
7.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:19AM
1.00
4:31PM
1.13
4:59AM
1.11
5:13PM
1.31
5:43AM
1.33
6:00PM
1.58
6:33AM
1.64
6:55PM
1.91
7:31AM
1.99
8:00PM
2.21
8:39AM
2.26
9:16PM
2.36
9:56AM
2.34
10:37PM
2.25
11:14AM
2.17
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Sunrise-5:13-------5:15-------5:16-------5:16-------5:18-------5:20-------5:20-------5:22--
Sunset-----9:23-------9:22-------9:22-------9:21-------9:20-------9:19-------9:16------
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Rain (mm)
--11------------------------11----1241-1--1131--------------
Temp. °C141517171716161615151718171717181818182020191817161619201918161515151516171614131314161717171514141517171717161515151617
Feels °C (?)89109991011121315161517171919171719191818171717202017151414141313141412109911121414141111121313121313141415151517
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for Wales - South East

  1. weather stationWind Update moderate winds from the SW at St Athan imply that is on-shore at Gileston. no significant swell. Swells combining. Closeout sets possible

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