the present disclosure relates to a pre - 5th - generation or 5g communication system to be provided for supporting higher data rates beyond 4th - generation communication system such as long term evolution . a method and apparatus for beamforming in a wireless device is provided . the method for beamforming in the wireless device includes : determining a beam based on a user gesture , and communicating with another wireless device using the determined beam , and thus the time required to set a beam direction can be reduced and a load for beamforming can be reduced .