Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
16.9°C
2.3° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (13 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Evening (13 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Mainly strong winds.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
9
1.9
W
10
1.9
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
1
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
8
1.1
W
8
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
WSW
12
1.5
W
13
1.6
W
14
1.6
W
14
1.5
W
13
1.5
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
484
673
716
494
379
327
230
200
158
209
102
86
96
169
415
579
812
975
947
812
787
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:48AM9.52m
9:06PM9.32m
9:21AM9.15m
9:38PM8.83m
9:54AM8.65m
Low Tide
2:47PM0.68m
3:01AM0.91m
3:18PM1.02m
3:32AM1.35m
3:50PM1.50m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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cloud
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cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
clear
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7:33
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7:35
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6:25
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6:22
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6:21
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Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
17
18
15
14
14
15
16
18
19
19
18
16
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
11
12
11
10
10
12
14
11
10
11
12
14
15
15
16
15
13
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