Gileston surf break

Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 16 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
10.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gileston today?

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 1AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm April 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)4ft (1.2m)12s
Afternoon (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (17 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.1
W
1
W
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.4
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)141414131312121212121212111111111110101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12239397436084083143874785324864864183643453383323192642141641581229068
Wind
(km/h)
10
W
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:59PM
9.50
7:18AM
9.94
7:39PM
10.02
7:58AM
10.30
8:19PM
10.28
8:40AM
10.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:06AM
0.53
1:26PM
0.19
1:43AM
0.13
2:03PM
-0.02
2:21AM
-0.02
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Sunrise-----6:15-------6:13-------6:09--
Sunset-8:09-------8:12-------8:14------
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-------1-1--------------
Temp. °C1312111010111212111099991011111110987811
Feels °C (?)10107666787655455776666458
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