Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 01 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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
12
16
16
15
14
14
13
7
7
5
8
19
17
16
25
25
25
15
15
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
ENE
5
S
5
SW
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
5
SE
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:30PM9.36m
9:48AM9.05m
10:05PM9.31m
10:24AM8.95m
Low Tide
3:19PM0.97m
3:40AM0.92m
3:49PM0.98m
4:10AM0.97m
4:21PM1.09m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:01
9:00
8:58
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
15
14
13
16
21
24
25
22
19
16
16
20
23
23
22
19
Feels °C
12
12
13
13
11
10
12
19
22
22
20
17
13
13
17
21
19
17
16
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