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/ Wales – South East (14 surf breaks) /
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Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Saturday 16 May 2026 BSTForecast 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
12.5° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gileston today?
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 3PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 13°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSE by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | |
10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 11 | 25 | 39 | 67 | 69 | 69 | 85 | 75 | 71 | 91 | 103 | 110 | 93 | 78 | 79 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:50AM9.68m | 7:13PM9.83m | 7:36AM10.00m | 7:58PM10.08m | 8:22AM10.05m | 8:44PM10.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:55PM0.47m | 1:16AM0.37m | 1:39PM0.30m | 2:02AM0.23m | 2:23PM0.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:01 | — | 9:02 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 9 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 |
6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 14 | W 13 | W 6 | W 7 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
 kJ | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 69 | 11 | 47 | 73 | 71 | 91 | 103 | 110 | 93 | 78 | 79 | 60 | 48 | 35 | 32 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 9 | W 15 | W 14 | — | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | — | — | — | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 14 | 13 | 16 | — | — | — | 69 | 41 | 39 | 40 | 25 | — | 19 | 18 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 2 | S 2 | S 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 12 | 11 | 25 | 39 | — | — | 69 | 85 | 75 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 327 | 299 | 299 | 327 | 327 | 327 | 331 | 349 | 130 | 46 | 228 | 331 | 349 | 349 | 299 | 114 | 95 | 32 | 32 | 146 | 122 | 78 | 371 | 122 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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