Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.0°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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 2AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.8
WNW
6
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
5
0.9
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
15
15
9
9
9
11
47
56
71
50
46
56
56
52
53
45
29
27
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNW
5
ENE
10
NE
20
N
20
N
35
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
20
NW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:10PM7.57m
4:47AM7.66m
5:13PM8.26m
5:41AM8.36m
6:02PM8.93m
Low Tide
10:50PM2.25m
11:14AM2.15m
11:46PM1.61m
12:03PM1.52m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
cloud
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7:24
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6:40
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6:38
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4
2
4
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Temp °C
17
17
16
16
15
14
12
13
15
12
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
15
14
8
8
7
5
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
8
7
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