Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.0°C
3.0° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 10AM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (03 Oct)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
273
230
154
120
113
81
60
59
40
40
39
24
24
22
22
13
11
10
10
17
8
8
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
10
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
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
High Tide
11:58AM7.89m
00:35AM7.39m
1:13PM7.27m
2:02AM6.91m
2:46PM7.12m
Low Tide
5:19AM2.07m
5:56PM2.32m
6:31AM2.75m
7:29PM2.85m
8:19AM3.08m
9:26PM2.80m
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Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
16
15
14
13
12
12
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14
14
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15
15
17
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16
15
Feels °C
12
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
10
10
11
11
10
11
12
12
14
14
16
15
15
14
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