Gills Bay Surf Break

Lat Long: 58.64° N 3.16° W

Gills Bay WaveFinder

Issued: 6 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gills Bay sea temperature is
12.4° C
0.1° 

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


Gills Bay surf forecast from 11 Jul 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Wednesday 15 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period, W swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Tuesday 14 Jul, 1PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period, WNW swell with 179 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 15 Jul, 4AM (local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Gills Bay this week:

The surf forecast for Gills Bay over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 4AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.6m and 10s period with a secondary swell of 0.1m and 6s. Another secondary swell of 0.2m and 2s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at Gills Bay in the next 16 days are 0.8m 12s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 14) at 1PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.5m 5s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 18) at 1AM.

Wave TypeTime (BST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 4AM (Wed 15th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 10s
Best Surf 4AM (Wed 15th Jul)2ft (0.6m) 10s
Most Powerful 1PM (Tue 14th Jul)2.5ft (0.8m) 12s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for Gills Bay over the next 16 days.


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