Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
21.2° C
4.8° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 8AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
7
0.8
W
5
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
9
0.9
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
33
94
111
86
79
61
50
50
50
69
51
61
74
88
80
110
142
150
150
142
142
184
70
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
20
WNW
15
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
10:44PM9.09m
11:03AM8.57m
11:22PM8.36m
11:41AM7.90m
00:02AM7.58m
12:23PM7.20m
Low Tide
4:49AM1.20m
5:03PM1.47m
5:24AM1.81m
5:41PM2.10m
6:03AM2.46m
6:27PM2.74m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
6:05
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8:30
8:28
8:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
14
17
18
18
17
15
15
15
14
17
18
18
18
15
Feels °C
14
15
16
16
14
13
14
13
14
12
12
14
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
14
13
12
13
13
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