Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.5° C
5.0° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 11AM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.3
NW
3
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.4
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3
1
1
1
1
1
3
5
5
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
E
5
SW
20
W
20
NW
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SSW
15
W
20
W
15
NW
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:16AM9.34m
10:37PM9.54m
11:00AM8.88m
11:20PM8.96m
11:44AM8.32m
Low Tide
4:11AM0.50m
4:25PM0.78m
4:53AM0.86m
5:06PM1.17m
5:34AM1.34m
5:48PM1.67m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
5:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:21
9:20
9:19
 mm
Temp °C
17
15
18
21
22
23
21
18
14
13
16
20
21
21
20
19
16
15
18
21
22
23
21
Feels °C
16
13
16
19
19
19
17
13
10
9
13
18
17
17
18
15
12
12
16
18
18
20
19
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