Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.9°C
3.1° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 10AM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Afternoon (17 Sep)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Fri afternoon, light winds from the WNW by Sat night).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
8
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.3
W
5
1.5
W
6
1.6
W
7
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.6
W
7
1.3
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
216
243
217
243
229
199
172
120
116
113
111
95
182
279
291
263
256
259
270
273
279
173
Wind (km/h)
35
WSW
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:59AM8.00m
11:18PM7.56m
11:37AM7.28m
00:01AM6.82m
12:27PM6.60m
Low Tide
4:38AM1.82m
4:57PM2.07m
5:15AM2.48m
5:40PM2.75m
6:03AM3.13m
6:41PM3.37m
light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:52
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:23
7:22
7:20
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
15
15
15
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
17
17
16
17
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
10
11
9
9
8
9
10
9
8
10
10
10
10
9
12
12
11
12
13
14
13
14
13
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