Surf Forecasts:
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), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 9:53PM9.94m | 10:16AM9.34m | 10:37PM9.54m | 11:00AM8.88m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:43PM0.55m | 4:11AM0.50m | 4:25PM0.78m | 4:53AM0.86m | 5:06PM1.17m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 17 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | W 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 2 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 3 | — | E 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 797 | 447 | 423 | 447 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 89 | 98 | 148 | 363 | 216 | 199 | 199 | 362 | |
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