Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.5°C
4.2° 

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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 7AM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
0
0
0
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)
1.4
WSW
8
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.4
W
8
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.2
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
348
367
398
432
424
369
268
186
148
106
78
76
74
52
21
12
20
22
66
142
215
196
153
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:22AM9.64m
9:39PM9.80m
9:58AM9.49m
10:17PM9.49m
10:37AM9.12m
Low Tide
3:09AM0.42m
3:20PM0.49m
3:39AM0.52m
3:52PM0.66m
4:12AM0.82m
4:28PM1.02m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
6:26
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8:02
8:00
7:58
 mm
3
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
17
18
20
18
18
Feels °C
11
10
11
12
11
11
12
12
14
12
13
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
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