Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.7° C
4.3° 

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


How big are the waves at Gileston today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 3PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (13 Aug)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.7
WNW
8
0.9
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
82
74
71
71
70
68
64
42
41
40
39
50
33
32
15
31
19
58
37
25
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
20
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
7:46AM9.59m
8:07PM10.11m
8:29AM9.85m
8:49PM10.26m
9:10AM9.85m
9:28PM10.12m
Low Tide
2:02PM0.52m
2:28AM0.21m
2:41PM0.28m
3:06AM0.13m
3:18PM0.29m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:56
5:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:39
8:37
8:36
 mm
Temp °C
25
26
25
22
20
19
18
18
20
21
22
21
20
18
17
17
19
22
23
20
17
Feels °C
23
22
21
20
19
19
17
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
16
16
18
17
14
14
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