Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
16.7°C
2.4° 

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 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12AM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 17). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)--
Afternoon (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (18 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Mon morning, light winds from the N by Mon night).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
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10 AM
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10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
16
0.2
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
62
61
61
39
38
37
21
20
18
17
8
18
18
18
20
18
38
69
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
E
30
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:30PM6.92m
11:55AM6.81m
00:28AM6.36m
1:07PM6.37m
Low Tide
5:10PM2.70m
5:30AM3.03m
6:11PM3.25m
6:43AM3.48m
7:44PM3.53m
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Temp °C
13
12
10
9
9
8
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13
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12
10
9
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11
Feels °C
8
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