Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gileston today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 3AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the E by Mon morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | 18 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 1:20PM6.59m | 2:00AM6.30m | 2:46PM6.24m | 3:38AM6.17m | 4:21PM6.41m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM3.29m | 8:06AM3.51m | 8:57PM3.57m | 9:44AM3.57m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 |
12 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | W 12 | W 11 |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 358 | 58 | 64 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 64 | 214 | 198 | 152 | 66 | 64 | 148 | 148 | 118 | 139 | 67 | 64 |
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