Gills Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.64° N 3.16° W

Gills Bay 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gills Bay sea temperature is
12.9° C
0.3° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gills Bay at 9AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (03 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, strong winds from the ESE by Tue morning).

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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)
1
1
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)
0.7
NNW
9
0.7
NNW
9
0.6
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
9
0.5
NNW
8
0.5
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.4
NNW
8
0.7
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
0.2
NNW
8
0.2
N
8
0.2
N
7
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
70
62
44
42
40
39
23
22
22
17
31
69
110
6
4
4
2
2
2
2
2
24
29
Wind (km/h)
5
SE
5
E
15
ENE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
35
ESE
40
ESE
40
E
40
E
35
E
35
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
Wind State
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:25AM2.81m
3:00PM2.47m
3:01AM2.71m
3:38PM2.41m
3:42AM2.58m
4:22PM2.32m
Low Tide
8:27AM0.30m
8:28PM0.62m
9:04AM0.37m
9:09PM0.70m
9:46AM0.50m
9:58PM0.79m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:05
5:07
5:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:30
9:28
9:25
 mm
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
4
4
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
11
10
11
10
8
9
8
8
9
7
4
4
4
5
7
8
9
8
8
8
6
6
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