Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.1°C
3.2° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.6
NW
6
0.8
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
18
8
13
13
15
15
15
9
9
9
9
15
15
9
9
9
8
31
26
37
34
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
SSW
5
WNW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
15
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
2:46PM7.12m
3:35AM7.06m
4:10PM7.57m
4:47AM7.66m
5:13PM8.26m
Low Tide
8:19AM3.08m
9:26PM2.80m
10:05AM2.77m
10:50PM2.25m
11:14AM2.15m
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
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7:22
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6:40
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6:38
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Temp °C
15
17
17
16
16
17
16
17
17
18
19
17
17
17
16
14
13
12
15
12
11
Feels °C
12
15
14
14
15
17
15
17
16
18
18
16
16
17
16
13
10
9
9
5
6
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