Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.2°C
4.0° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (03 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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4 AM
7 AM
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4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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10 PM
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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)
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.1
WSW
7
1.8
WSW
6
1.8
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
131
135
135
138
164
142
138
136
273
371
284
282
282
240
146
116
93
76
43
31
31
68
49
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
SW
40
SW
45
WSW
25
W
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
0
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
10:58PM8.97m
11:20AM8.57m
11:45PM8.29m
12:12PM7.90m
00:45AM7.56m
1:22PM7.29m
Low Tide
4:50AM1.29m
5:10PM1.54m
5:36AM1.90m
6:04PM2.17m
6:38AM2.55m
7:22PM2.74m
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6:28
6:30
6:31
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7:55
7:53
7:52
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Temp °C
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19
16
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Feels °C
14
15
15
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17
14
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15
12
12
12
10
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10
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12
12
12
12
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