Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
21.1° C
4.7° 

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 (19 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (19 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
1
W
4
1
W
5
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
42
36
47
53
110
150
131
156
146
163
126
81
51
39
22
50
32
22
19
16
Wind (km/h)
15
W
25
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
15
NW
10
NNE
5
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
WSW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
11:41AM7.90m
00:02AM7.58m
12:23PM7.20m
00:50AM6.85m
1:20PM6.59m
Low Tide
5:41PM2.10m
6:03AM2.46m
6:27PM2.74m
6:54AM3.07m
7:29PM3.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:05
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:28
8:25
8:23
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
14
17
18
18
17
15
14
14
13
14
15
16
17
15
Feels °C
16
13
12
12
12
13
12
11
13
13
13
15
13
13
13
11
12
14
13
14
13
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