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Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 11 pm Tuesday 20 Jan 2026 GMT
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
6.8° C
 (Which is 2.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gileston today?

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 11:00pm January 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (21 Jan)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM9 PM0 AM3 AM6 AM9 AM12 PM3 PM6 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.9
WSW
0.8
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
0.7
WSW
1.3
WSW
1.6
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.9
WSW
1.8
WSW
1.6
W
1.3
W
1
W
0.8
WSW
0.9
WSW
1.5
WSW
1.7
WSW
Period(s) (?)141413131313131312121217171615141414141313181717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50754759053940228222517316015014787514501518154015331325100461835022249112541688
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
20
S
15
SE
25
SE
35
ESE
40
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
S
30
WSW
20
S
20
SE
40
SE
40
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:54PM
9.02
8:11AM
9.42
8:30PM
9.15
8:47AM
9.49
9:07PM
9.13
9:25AM
9.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
0.97
2:24PM
0.87
2:34AM
0.88
2:56PM
0.82
3:06AM
0.91
3:29PM
0.91
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Sunrise----8:06-------8:04-------8:03---
Sunset------4:43-------4:45-------4:45-
light rain
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
1--142131--13111---37311
Temp. °C7667810111010998899776776675
Feels °C (?)312102344443465021-2-12220
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