Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.7° C
4.4° 

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 (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 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Mostly 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).

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
10
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
32
29
44
44
45
47
83
82
74
123
71
70
68
45
43
57
40
26
50
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
15
S
15
S
10
W
0
SE
0
NNW
5
ENE
5
SW
15
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
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-on
cross
High Tide
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
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:54
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:42
8:39
8:37
 mm
Temp °C
21
28
33
32
28
25
23
22
25
27
26
22
20
19
18
17
19
20
20
21
18
Feels °C
18
25
30
29
27
25
23
21
24
24
22
19
19
19
17
17
18
18
17
19
16
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