Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.8° C
5.2° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 3PM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)12s
Afternoon (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s
Evening (20 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.4
NW
4
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
2
2
2
8
8
8
4
7
7
7
7
4
7
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
ENE
5
E
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
5
SW
20
W
20
WNW
15
NW
0
NW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SW
15
W
20
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:44AM8.32m
00:05AM8.28m
12:30PM7.73m
00:54AM7.60m
1:22PM7.18m
Low Tide
5:34AM1.34m
5:48PM1.67m
6:16AM1.89m
6:34PM2.20m
7:02AM2.43m
7:25PM2.69m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:20
5:20
5:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:19
9:16
9:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
18
21
22
23
21
18
15
14
18
23
24
24
22
19
16
14
16
21
22
23
23
Feels °C
13
12
16
18
17
19
19
15
12
11
16
22
20
20
20
19
14
13
15
20
18
19
22
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