Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.0°C
3.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 7PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri morning, calm by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
W
8
1.7
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.4
WSW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
347
381
321
235
162
138
116
93
73
41
31
92
70
48
44
27
13
12
24
36
27
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
S
15
S
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:12PM7.90m
00:45AM7.56m
1:22PM7.29m
2:08AM7.04m
2:54PM7.08m
Low Tide
6:04PM2.17m
6:38AM2.55m
7:22PM2.74m
8:10AM2.98m
9:14PM2.89m
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
16
16
14
13
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
15
18
23
25
21
19
Feels °C
12
10
11
12
11
12
10
10
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
13
15
19
22
20
18
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