Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.9° 

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 (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 4PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 16°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the WSW by Tue night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
7
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
7
7
5
8
19
17
27
25
25
25
15
15
14
14
14
20
52
25
42
53
Wind (km/h)
20
E
10
E
5
NE
15
SSW
10
NW
5
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
ESE
5
WSW
25
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
10
S
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
30
W
20
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:48AM9.05m
10:05PM9.31m
10:24AM8.95m
10:42PM9.11m
11:03AM8.71m
Low Tide
3:49PM0.98m
4:10AM0.97m
4:21PM1.09m
4:43AM1.14m
4:57PM1.32m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
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clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:39
5:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:00
8:58
8:57
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
21
24
22
20
18
16
16
20
24
27
22
19
18
18
18
21
22
21
21
18
Feels °C
13
19
22
19
18
17
14
13
17
22
26
17
16
17
17
18
20
20
18
17
15
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