Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.7°C
3.1° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 4PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (22 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (22 Sep)2ft (0.6m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
9
0.5
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.7
W
11
0.5
W
14
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
26
65
93
89
86
112
106
144
130
123
163
156
100
98
67
24
12
21
10
9
Wind (km/h)
5
W
5
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:53PM6.84m
5:20AM7.03m
5:39PM7.59m
6:00AM7.77m
6:17PM8.35m
Low Tide
10:40AM3.24m
11:16PM2.84m
11:34AM2.58m
00:00AM2.14m
12:14PM1.90m
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part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
7:00
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:13
7:10
7:07
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
19
18
18
18
17
17
18
18
18
17
15
13
12
11
13
18
21
19
17
Feels °C
18
19
19
17
18
18
17
17
15
15
15
14
13
10
9
9
10
17
19
18
17
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