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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 Thursday 14 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 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gileston today?
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 11AM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (14 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 6s |
| Evening (14 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 12°C on Fri afternoon, min 6°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Thu afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sun 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | |
166 | 176 | 188 | 186 | 165 | 96 | 87 | 64 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 44 | 52 | 33 | 21 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 17 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 4 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 5:15AM8.48m | 5:42PM8.70m | 6:03AM9.15m | 6:28PM9.35m | 6:50AM9.68m | 7:13PM9.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:25AM1.36m | 11:46PM1.25m | 12:11PM0.84m | 00:31AM0.73m | 12:55PM0.47m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | 9:00 |
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Temp °C | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 16 | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 5 | W 5 |
 kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 96 | 87 | 64 | 39 | 25 | 4 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 | — | — | W 15 | W 8 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | — | — |
| kJ | 166 | 176 | 188 | 186 | 165 | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 29 | 44 | 52 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 22 | 9 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 409 | 134 | 155 | 880 | 1185 | 1346 | 7 | 7 | 67 | 358 | 358 | 223 | 409 | 364 | 216 | 100 | 148 | 148 | 299 | 327 | 327 | 195 | 299 | 285 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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