Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
19.9° C
4.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 3PM is: 0.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
6
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
1
2
2
4
4
1
1
1
2
11
10
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
10
ENE
5
NNW
15
WNW
5
NW
10
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
WSW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NNW
15
NE
10
NE
5
ESE
10
WSW
20
W
20
NNW
35
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:47AM9.71m
9:08PM10.09m
9:32AM9.63m
9:53PM9.94m
10:16AM9.34m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.50m
3:28AM0.33m
3:43PM0.55m
4:11AM0.50m
4:25PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:15
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:21
 mm
Temp °C
18
24
28
28
25
22
18
18
21
24
25
25
23
20
17
15
19
22
23
24
20
Feels °C
15
22
26
25
24
20
16
17
21
22
21
22
21
19
14
12
18
19
19
20
14
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