Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.8°C
2.9° 

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 (1.4m), 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 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am 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 (1.4m)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 4mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
1.2
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1.1
W
8
1
W
7
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.5
W
7
1.5
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
24
35
68
138
162
179
127
110
93
156
89
318
282
296
75
52
38
52
137
223
236
206
177
142
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
25
W
30
WNW
35
WNW
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
SW
25
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
25
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-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
3:36AM0.70m
3:50PM0.88m
4:06AM1.21m
4:22PM1.42m
4:38AM1.82m
4:57PM2.07m
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part 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
1
1
2
Temp °C
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
13
13
14
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
15
15
Feels °C
17
14
12
12
11
11
11
13
12
9
9
10
11
10
10
11
10
10
10
12
10
9
9
10
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