Gills Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.64° N 3.16° W

Gills Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gills Bay sea temperature is
13.3°C
0.9° 

Gills Bay surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Gills Bay today (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gills Bay at 8PM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 17). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)10s
Afternoon (17 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (17 Sep)13ft (4.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the SSW on Fri afternoon, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thu
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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)
1
1
1
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0
0
0
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3
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
10
2
W
10
3
W
12
4
W
14
4.5
W
15
5
W
15
5
WNW
14
4
WNW
14
3.5
WNW
13
3.5
WNW
13
3
WNW
12
2.4
WNW
12
2.1
WNW
12
2.2
W
12
2.3
W
11
2.4
W
11
2.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
4
W
11
4.5
W
11
4.5
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
761
808
2587
6570
8152
9500
9388
6943
4462
3556
2233
1595
1141
1319
1253
1269
1458
2179
3417
5122
5221
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
40
SSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
45
W
50
W
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSE
35
SSW
30
SW
35
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
50
WSW
55
WSW
55
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:30PM2.25m
4:04AM2.15m
4:16PM2.07m
5:05AM1.94m
5:23PM1.94m
Low Tide
8:57AM0.84m
9:17PM0.80m
9:36AM1.06m
10:10PM1.00m
10:35AM1.25m
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:28
7:24
7:22
 mm
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
14
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
6
4
4
3
3
1
1
4
5
7
9
6
7
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
2
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