
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gileston today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 1AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the WNW on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
252 | 75 | 52 | 52 | 109 | 216 | 243 | 212 | 205 | 194 | 162 | 162 | 167 | 142 | 113 | 111 | 122 | 206 | 291 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:43PM8.32m | 10:59AM8.00m | 11:18PM7.56m | 11:37AM7.28m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:22PM1.42m | 4:38AM1.82m | 4:57PM2.07m | 5:15AM2.48m | 5:40PM2.75m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Feels °C | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 7 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | W 12 |
— | 75 | 50 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 162 | 167 | 142 | — | — | — | — | 3 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 6 | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 |
252 | 66 | — | 50 | 109 | 216 | 243 | 212 | 205 | 194 | 162 | — | — | — | 113 | 111 | 122 | 206 | 291 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 178 | 135 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 567 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 350 | 54 | 299 | 128 | 299 | 356 | 356 | 356 | 299 |
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