Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.9° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5PM is: 1.4m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (26 Jul)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue night).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
179
220
220
166
135
91
71
71
63
62
62
45
33
32
32
36
35
23
15
8
8
Wind (km/h)
35
WNW
40
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
25
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:45PM7.21m
6:10AM7.32m
6:31PM7.70m
6:52AM7.78m
7:11PM8.20m
Low Tide
11:25AM2.94m
11:59PM2.72m
12:21PM2.53m
00:48AM2.27m
1:05PM2.08m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:28
5:28
5:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:10
9:08
9:07
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
20
19
17
16
14
14
16
18
19
18
17
17
17
17
19
21
24
23
21
Feels °C
12
12
13
12
13
13
11
12
12
14
15
15
16
16
18
17
19
20
22
21
21
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