Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
17.0°C
2.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5PM is: 1.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (12 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Mon morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning).

Mon
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WSW
11
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
WSW
12
1
W
11
1
W
11
1
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
W
9
1.7
W
10
1.8
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.8
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
10
0.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
205
288
293
288
251
242
249
379
339
552
630
494
371
273
230
190
163
125
173
204
89
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
10
SSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
35
SW
35
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:15AM9.70m
8:32PM9.66m
8:48AM9.52m
9:06PM9.32m
9:21AM9.15m
9:38PM8.83m
Low Tide
2:17PM0.49m
2:32AM0.61m
2:47PM0.68m
3:01AM0.91m
3:18PM1.02m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:31
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7:33
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7:33
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6:28
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6:25
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6:22
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 mm
1
1
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Temp °C
16
17
17
16
16
18
17
18
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
16
17
15
14
Feels °C
15
18
16
15
15
16
14
13
11
10
10
10
11
12
11
11
10
12
13
12
10
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