Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
19.2°C
3.3° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5PM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Sat
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
W
8
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.5
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
84
94
161
187
193
160
127
100
94
74
62
49
120
92
87
81
79
27
40
29
30
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:06AM9.89m
8:24PM10.19m
8:43AM9.91m
9:00PM10.03m
9:18AM9.69m
9:35PM9.62m
Low Tide
2:16PM0.24m
2:35AM0.16m
2:47PM0.25m
3:06AM0.33m
3:19PM0.47m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:30
 mm
3
2
Temp °C
16
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
Feels °C
12
14
15
14
15
15
15
17
17
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
18
19
20
20
19
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