Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

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 10AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

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 5mm), 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).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
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
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.9
W
11
1.3
W
14
1.4
W
13
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.6
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
116
93
73
53
39
92
68
48
44
27
27
12
13
22
33
29
50
181
646
663
736
625
250
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:22PM7.29m
2:08AM7.04m
2:54PM7.08m
3:43AM7.09m
4:22PM7.49m
Low Tide
6:38AM2.55m
7:22PM2.74m
8:10AM2.98m
9:14PM2.89m
10:04AM2.84m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
18
23
25
22
18
17
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
10
11
12
13
13
12
14
14
14
13
15
19
21
21
17
16
16
14
12
12
12
12
11
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