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Gills Bay surfForecast / Scot – North Coast / UK
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 BSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gills Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gills Bay sea temperature is
8.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Gills Bay today?
The current surf forecast for Gills Bay at 12AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (03 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (03 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 10s |
| Evening (03 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gills Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Mild temperatures (max 8°C on Mon morning, min 5°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, strong winds from the WSW by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 10 AM | 1 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NNW 11 | |
281 | 209 | 176 | 173 | 140 | 140 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 96 | 94 | 220 | 248 | 230 | 433 | 239 | 123 | 75 | 167 | 133 | 125 | 100 | 110 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 00:31AM2.70m | 12:53PM2.65m | 1:03AM2.64m | 1:30PM2.55m | 1:37AM2.56m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:05PM0.43m | 6:22AM0.38m | 6:35PM0.52m | 6:54AM0.41m | 7:06PM0.64m | 7:28AM0.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 |
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Temp °C | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -2 | -1 | -2 | 0 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | E 5 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NE 4 | NNW 8 | NNE 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 10 | NNW 11 |
 kJ | 281 | 209 | 176 | 173 | 140 | 140 | 128 | 125 | 123 | 96 | 94 | 14 | 65 | 172 | 1 | 239 | 82 | 75 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 39 | 110 | 164 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 6 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 8 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 9 | NNW 8 | NNW 8 | N 8 | — | — | SE 4 | W 9 | ENE 5 | NNW 9 | NE 4 | — | NNE 8 | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 28 | 18 | 18 | 36 | 43 | 45 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 13 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 42 | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 65 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 6 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | N 8 | ENE 4 | N 9 | — | — | — | NE 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 4 | NE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 4 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 3 |
| kJ | 13 | 21 | 18 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 220 | 248 | 230 | 433 | 12 | 123 | 73 | 167 | 133 | 125 | 100 | 100 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 298 | 307 | 93 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 64 | 8 | 22 | 49 | 559 | 672 | 212 | 332 | 212 | 212 | 212 | 115 | 115 | 186 |
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