Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.3° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Afternoon (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (11 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tue
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.6
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
4
10
24
39
34
33
32
29
44
45
45
47
83
80
100
156
71
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
E
10
SSE
15
SSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
SSE
15
S
10
WNW
0
NW
5
ENE
5
N
10
W
20
WSW
35
W
35
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:33PM9.03m
7:00AM9.11m
7:22PM9.68m
7:46AM9.59m
8:07PM10.11m
Low Tide
12:27PM1.56m
00:59AM1.09m
1:18PM0.96m
1:46AM0.55m
2:02PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:44
8:42
8:39
 mm
Temp °C
19
24
28
27
23
20
18
17
21
28
33
33
27
25
23
22
25
27
25
22
19
Feels °C
18
22
25
24
21
17
15
14
18
25
29
29
25
24
22
21
23
23
20
18
17
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