Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
17.5°C
2.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6PM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Fri morning, light winds from the W by Sat night).

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.2
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
6
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
W
10
0.4
W
7
0.6
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
516
612
718
550
428
349
311
272
233
243
205
104
79
52
36
25
43
28
17
14
37
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
W
10
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:44PM9.45m
7:05AM9.43m
7:22PM9.75m
7:41AM9.68m
7:58PM9.81m
Low Tide
12:42PM1.00m
1:03AM0.68m
1:16PM0.65m
1:34AM0.48m
1:47PM0.48m
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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7:26
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7:28
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7:28
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6:34
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6:31
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6:30
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 mm
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1
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2
1
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Temp °C
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
12
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
12
12
13
Feels °C
8
9
8
6
5
4
5
4
5
6
7
7
8
8
10
10
10
10
9
7
8
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