Gileston surf break

Gileston surfForecast / Wales – South East / UK

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Thursday 28 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 (28 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 8AM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 May)1ft (0.3m)10s
Afternoon (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (28 May)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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 Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
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)
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
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
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
8
0.3
WSW
13
0.6
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
17
17
16
15
6
6
6
6
6
6
9
16
23
24
26
31
23
28
32
70
30
34
106
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
20
WNW
25
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
NNE
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
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
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:28AM7.93m
5:51PM8.04m
6:11AM8.17m
6:31PM8.32m
6:50AM8.37m
7:08PM8.54m
Low Tide
11:17PM2.23m
11:39AM2.03m
11:59PM1.99m
12:17PM1.84m
00:37AM1.76m
12:53PM1.68m
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:05
5:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:15
9:16
2
1
Temp °C
18
15
14
17
22
24
17
13
12
13
13
14
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
14
16
16
15
14
17
13
12
16
22
23
15
10
10
11
11
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.2
WSW
12
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.6
W
12
Energy kJ
17
17
17
16
15
6
6
6
6
3
4
9
16
15
24
26
31
23
28
32
70
30
18
106
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
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
SW
13
0.2
WSW
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
11
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.1
W
15
0.2
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
13
0.4
WSW
8
Energy kJ
5
5
5
6
6
6
1
7
14
25
23
22
21
18
4
10
34
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
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
0.1
W
16
0.1
W
15
0.2
WSW
14
0.3
WSW
10
Energy kJ
5
5
4
4
1
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WSW
2
0.4
W
3
0.6
W
6
Energy kJ
1
4
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)
64
64
64
174
196
195
195
195
195
201
195
195
181
146
46
46
21
15
7
7
134
95
46
32
Best forecast wave conditions in Wales - South East
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United Kingdom
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
9
8
9
8
7
7
7
6
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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