Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.2°C
2.9° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
11
0.9
W
10
0.6
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
82
54
51
31
17
16
31
12
20
93
119
48
90
146
180
176
233
154
142
545
521
498
402
279
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
25
E
30
E
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
0
SW
25
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
WSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
8:56AM10.01m
9:15PM10.02m
9:35AM9.79m
9:55PM9.61m
10:16AM9.31m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.16m
2:53PM0.22m
3:12AM0.34m
3:28PM0.47m
3:48AM0.75m
4:08PM0.94m
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
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light rain
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light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
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7:11
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7:13
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6:57
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6:54
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6:52
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 mm
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1
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3
1
5
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1
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Temp °C
12
12
14
16
21
22
20
19
18
18
15
17
19
19
16
15
14
14
14
14
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
8
9
10
12
17
18
16
16
13
12
16
14
13
14
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
13
14
12
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