Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.2° C
4.8° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)4s
Afternoon (18 Jul)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
8
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
5
0.3
NW
4
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
7
0.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
3
5
4
3
1
1
1
1
3
7
5
3
1
1
1
1
1
2
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
SSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
9:53PM9.94m
10:16AM9.34m
10:37PM9.54m
11:00AM8.88m
Low Tide
3:43PM0.55m
4:11AM0.50m
4:25PM0.78m
4:53AM0.86m
5:06PM1.17m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:21
9:20
 mm
Temp °C
24
24
21
19
16
15
18
21
22
24
21
17
13
13
15
20
21
22
20
Feels °C
20
20
18
17
14
13
16
19
18
20
16
12
9
10
12
18
17
17
17
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