Gileston surf break

Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Wednesday 06 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
12.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)4s
Afternoon (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)5s
Evening (06 May)0.5ft (0.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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)
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
5
4
4
4
4
14
14
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
5
W
0
E
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
SE
15
SE
10
E
10
ENE
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:05AM8.10m
10:22PM8.06m
10:43AM7.63m
11:03PM7.61m
11:26AM7.17m
11:52PM7.19m
Low Tide
3:47AM1.71m
4:01PM1.98m
4:25AM2.14m
4:40PM2.38m
5:09AM2.56m
5:27PM2.77m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
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5:37
5:35
5:33
5:31
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8:43
8:45
8:45
8:47
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
9
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
9
9
11
13
14
13
11
10
10
10
10
13
16
15
13
12
4
5
4
6
9
10
9
8
6
6
8
9
11
10
9
8
7
6
6
9
13
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
6
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.2
W
13
0.2
W
13
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
4
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
15
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
Energy kJ
1
1
2
5
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
2
Energy kJ
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
385
440
440
472
465
475
349
312
331
349
356
385
396
430
392
392
363
199
148
148
174
139
100
100
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
9
5
6
7
5
4
5
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
6
7
6
6
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