Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.2° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 1AM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.4
WSW
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
W
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1049
905
787
690
564
546
319
248
195
192
150
139
224
177
132
98
91
62
61
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
20
SSW
25
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:12PM8.23m
10:28AM8.05m
10:48PM7.57m
11:06AM7.42m
Low Tide
3:50PM1.50m
4:05AM1.87m
4:26PM2.08m
4:42AM2.46m
5:10PM2.70m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:39
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6:21
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6:19
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6:16
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2
2
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Temp °C
18
17
16
15
12
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
9
11
12
11
10
Feels °C
16
16
14
12
6
8
7
7
8
7
7
8
8
7
6
6
6
6
5
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