Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.8°C
3.0° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 7PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (15 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (15 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Tue night, fresh winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
8
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
1.2
W
6
1.4
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
138
162
153
131
113
99
135
249
277
237
247
77
52
52
106
179
235
243
206
194
158
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:52AM9.26m
10:09PM9.03m
10:25AM8.68m
10:43PM8.32m
10:59AM8.00m
Low Tide
3:50PM0.88m
4:06AM1.21m
4:22PM1.42m
4:38AM1.82m
4:57PM2.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:47
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:29
7:27
7:23
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
15
15
13
13
14
16
15
15
15
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
13
11
11
11
12
12
9
10
10
12
9
10
10
10
9
10
11
9
9
9
10
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