Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
19.6°C
3.6° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (09 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (09 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
9
Thursday
10
Friday
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
7
0.9
W
8
0.7
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
5
1.1
W
7
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
9
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
10
0.9
W
9
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
108
103
44
31
46
31
31
18
19
11
29
120
245
263
212
171
183
142
103
78
76
Wind (km/h)
20
NW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
W
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
20
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:21PM9.04m
6:46AM9.10m
7:06PM9.68m
7:28AM9.61m
7:46PM10.08m
Low Tide
12:22PM1.51m
00:49AM0.99m
1:05PM0.89m
1:29AM0.48m
1:42PM0.46m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:39
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:43
7:39
7:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
16
15
14
13
12
13
15
18
18
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
11
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
12
14
14
12
14
14
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
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