Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.9°C
3.2° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 9PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (18 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the NW by Sun night).

Fri
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
1.3
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.1
W
8
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
126
233
332
359
326
310
355
359
314
229
135
102
82
63
153
118
87
78
56
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
40
SW
35
WSW
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
00:01AM6.82m
12:27PM6.60m
1:05AM6.19m
1:52PM6.13m
Low Tide
5:40PM2.75m
6:03AM3.13m
6:41PM3.37m
7:20AM3.64m
8:22PM3.70m
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6:52
6:54
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7:22
7:20
7:16
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
16
16
15
15
14
13
15
15
15
14
Feels °C
10
10
12
12
11
11
11
13
13
12
12
10
12
12
10
12
12
12
11
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