Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gileston sea temperature is
19.7°C
3.5° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 4PM is: 0.7m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WSW by Mon night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
WSW
6
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.8
W
10
1.2
W
14
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
13
1.3
W
12
1.3
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
73
53
39
92
70
48
44
27
27
13
21
33
32
30
51
135
577
573
564
488
464
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:22PM7.29m
2:08AM7.04m
2:54PM7.08m
3:43AM7.09m
4:22PM7.49m
Low Tide
7:22PM2.74m
8:10AM2.98m
9:14PM2.89m
10:04AM2.84m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:49
7:46
 mm
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
18
23
25
20
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
13
13
12
14
14
13
14
15
19
22
19
17
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
11
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