Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gileston today (15 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (15 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (15 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 3 | W 7 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 28 | 21 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 24 | 31 | 20 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | off | on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | off | 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-on |
High Tide | 9:10AM9.85m | 9:28PM10.12m | 9:48AM9.61m | 10:07PM9.71m | 10:26AM9.17m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:06AM0.13m | 3:18PM0.29m | 3:41AM0.30m | 3:53PM0.51m | 4:15AM0.67m | 4:28PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 |
22 | 32 | 32 | 20 | 20 | 19 | — | 17 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | W 7 | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — |
2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | 10 | — | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 2 | W 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 |
— | — | — | — | — | 3 | 28 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | 24 | 31 | 20 | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 350 | 299 | 349 | 349 | 223 | 567 | 155 | 386 | 201 | 61 | 218 | 199 | 395 | 469 | 475 | 410 | 270 | 350 | 362 | 362 | 474 | 475 | 507 | 299 |
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