Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
16.2°C
2.1° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12AM is: 2.0m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)9s
Afternoon (22 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (22 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Thu afternoon, gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Wed
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
9
2.3
W
9
1.9
W
8
2
W
8
2.2
W
9
2.2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.6
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
16
3
WNW
7
4
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1245
805
501
566
741
770
601
464
347
269
188
146
153
620
685
3037
2239
1780
1104
Wind (km/h)
45
W
35
W
35
WSW
45
W
40
W
30
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
S
30
SE
30
SSE
30
S
25
ESE
25
NNW
65
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:01PM6.82m
4:33AM6.97m
4:54PM7.52m
5:19AM7.73m
5:37PM8.27m
Low Tide
10:26PM2.80m
10:46AM2.63m
11:14PM2.15m
11:30AM1.98m
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thunderstorm
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part cloud
clear
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6:08
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6:07
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1
1
8
2
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4
10
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2
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Temp °C
12
11
11
13
12
11
11
13
14
12
13
13
12
11
9
10
10
10
11
Feels °C
1
3
4
4
4
4
6
9
10
6
7
7
7
6
-5
-3
-2
-2
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