Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.9° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (02 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
W
12
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
10
1
WSW
10
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
170
154
157
192
197
169
203
212
180
188
183
148
115
110
81
60
59
41
40
39
24
35
22
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
W
5
SW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:39PM8.97m
11:02AM8.64m
11:30PM8.17m
11:58AM7.89m
00:35AM7.39m
1:13PM7.27m
Low Tide
4:29AM1.35m
4:54PM1.59m
5:19AM2.07m
5:56PM2.32m
6:31AM2.75m
7:29PM2.85m
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
19
20
17
16
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
16
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15
15
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15
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
15
17
16
17
16
16
15
16
16
15
14
15
14
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