Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.9° 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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Mon night, fresh winds from the W by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.5
W
7
0.6
WSW
7
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
1
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
6
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
14
13
28
36
43
23
33
37
38
51
80
159
173
162
97
78
103
88
84
76
71
50
30
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WNW
30
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:42PM9.11m
11:03AM8.71m
11:23PM8.75m
11:47AM8.34m
00:10AM8.28m
12:38PM7.88m
Low Tide
4:43AM1.14m
4:57PM1.32m
5:21AM1.43m
5:39PM1.67m
6:07AM1.83m
6:32PM2.09m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
22
22
22
21
18
17
17
15
16
17
16
17
16
16
14
13
15
16
16
17
15
Feels °C
18
17
17
21
21
20
19
16
15
14
11
11
10
9
10
10
11
10
9
10
10
9
11
11
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