Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
19.2°C
3.2° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 3AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (12 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (12 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.7
W
8
0.9
W
8
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
69
49
48
64
105
128
168
183
160
127
117
94
79
83
154
120
92
88
60
79
26
76
66
31
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:06AM9.89m
8:24PM10.19m
8:43AM9.91m
9:00PM10.03m
9:18AM9.69m
9:35PM9.62m
Low Tide
2:04AM0.20m
2:16PM0.24m
2:35AM0.16m
2:47PM0.25m
3:06AM0.33m
3:19PM0.47m
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:43
6:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:36
7:34
7:30
 mm
1
1
7
6
1
Temp °C
14
13
13
16
18
19
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
19
18
17
17
18
18
19
20
21
20
19
Feels °C
12
10
9
12
14
14
14
15
15
15
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
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