Gileston surf break

Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Wednesday 27 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
14.0° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gileston today (27 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 7PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm May 27). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Afternoon (27 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (27 May)1ft (0.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Sat
30
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
4 AM
7 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)
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
W
8
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
35
33
18
17
17
17
17
16
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
9
15
23
24
27
33
34
27
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
S
15
SSW
15
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:07PM7.72m
5:28AM7.93m
5:51PM8.04m
6:11AM8.17m
6:31PM8.32m
6:50AM8.37m
Low Tide
10:56AM2.22m
11:17PM2.23m
11:39AM2.03m
11:59PM1.99m
12:17PM1.84m
00:37AM1.76m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:07
5:05
5:05
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:14
9:15
9:15
9:16
1
1
Temp °C
18
22
26
25
21
17
15
14
17
22
24
18
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
12
12
12
15
19
24
23
20
15
13
12
16
21
23
17
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
11
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
WSW
5
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
Energy kJ
36
35
33
18
17
17
17
17
16
6
6
6
6
7
7
6
1
7
15
24
27
33
34
27
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
WSW
12
0.2
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
6
4
4
1
1
14
13
23
22
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
Energy kJ
5
5
4
1
5
5
5
5
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
2
0.4
ENE
3
0.4
E
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.3
SW
2
0.3
WSW
3
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
4
4
9
15
23
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)
66
219
61
62
64
64
64
98
174
220
195
350
174
349
128
195
195
349
146
128
46
21
21
15
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
7
9
7
6
6
8
9
9
7
9
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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