Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.6° 

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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5PM is: 0.3m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (07 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s
Evening (07 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Fri
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
5
0.3
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
2
5
7
4
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
Wind (km/h)
5
W
15
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
5
E
5
SE
5
E
5
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
5
WNW
15
NW
15
W
20
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:44PM7.46m
2:23AM7.38m
3:06PM7.31m
3:49AM7.39m
4:28PM7.62m
Low Tide
7:06AM2.27m
7:40PM2.47m
8:22AM2.60m
9:07PM2.63m
9:54AM2.59m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:47
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:51
8:50
8:47
 mm
Temp °C
16
17
18
17
16
15
14
14
17
20
24
22
20
18
17
17
20
22
21
20
18
Feels °C
15
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
16
18
22
18
17
15
15
14
17
17
16
17
17
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