Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gileston today (12 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 11AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (12 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 24 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 83 | 82 | 74 | 125 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 50 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 7:00AM9.11m | 7:22PM9.68m | 7:46AM9.59m | 8:07PM10.11m | 8:29AM9.85m | 8:49PM10.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.96m | 1:46AM0.55m | 2:02PM0.52m | 2:28AM0.21m | 2:41PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:37 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 21 | 28 | 33 | 31 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 18 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 9 | W 8 |
| kJ | 24 | 39 | 34 | 33 | 32 | 29 | 44 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 83 | 82 | 74 | — | 71 | 70 | 68 | 64 | 43 | 41 | 40 | 26 | 50 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | WNW 2 | W 4 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 67 | 47 | 46 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 46 | 108 | 350 | 350 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 350 | 350 | 64 | 46 |
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