Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.1°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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with SSE swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 3PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (29 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (29 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.5
WSW
11
0.6
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
1.2
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
WSW
11
1
W
11
0.9
WSW
11
1.3
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
17
18
13
10
20
125
153
70
88
184
322
240
249
242
198
627
637
513
421
334
Wind (km/h)
30
E
35
SE
35
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
35
SSE
40
S
10
SW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
10
W
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:56AM10.01m
9:15PM10.02m
9:35AM9.79m
9:55PM9.61m
10:16AM9.31m
Low Tide
2:53PM0.22m
3:12AM0.34m
3:28PM0.47m
3:48AM0.75m
4:08PM0.94m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
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7:11
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7:13
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6:57
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6:54
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6:52
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 mm
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1
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2
2
3
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1
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1
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Temp °C
17
22
21
20
19
18
19
16
17
19
19
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
13
17
16
17
15
13
14
15
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
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