Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.2°C
3.9° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 7PM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
1.1
WSW
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
78
76
97
21
18
18
13
16
16
50
114
181
134
108
131
131
131
124
152
159
135
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:58AM9.49m
10:17PM9.49m
10:37AM9.12m
10:58PM8.97m
11:20AM8.57m
Low Tide
3:52PM0.66m
4:12AM0.82m
4:28PM1.02m
4:50AM1.29m
5:10PM1.54m
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cloud
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cloud
cloud
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light rain
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cloud
cloud
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:26
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:00
7:58
7:55
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
18
20
19
17
18
18
18
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
15
17
16
13
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
16
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