Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
19.0°C
3.2° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon).

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.9
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
252
75
52
52
109
216
243
212
205
194
162
162
167
142
113
111
122
206
291
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
10:43PM8.32m
10:59AM8.00m
11:18PM7.56m
11:37AM7.28m
Low Tide
4:22PM1.42m
4:38AM1.82m
4:57PM2.07m
5:15AM2.48m
5:40PM2.75m
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clear
clear
clear
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
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15
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16
15
16
17
Feels °C
10
10
10
9
9
11
10
8
9
8
9
10
9
10
10
10
8
9
12
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