Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.9° C
5.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 3s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 2AM is: 0.2m 3s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Afternoon (24 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (24 Jul)1ft (0.3m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the W by Sat afternoon).

Thu
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.6
W
3
1
W
4
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
3
3
1
1
7
38
36
35
Wind (km/h)
15
W
20
W
10
WNW
5
SW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
10
WNW
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
W
25
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:25PM6.77m
3:01AM6.66m
3:39PM6.64m
4:16AM6.64m
4:49PM6.82m
Low Tide
8:26PM3.06m
9:00AM3.16m
9:39PM3.21m
10:15AM3.19m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:24
5:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:15
9:13
9:12
 mm
Temp °C
23
24
21
18
15
15
18
20
21
21
19
17
16
16
18
19
18
17
17
Feels °C
21
21
19
18
14
14
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
15
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