Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.4° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Light 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
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)
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.4
WNW
5
0.2
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
18
14
8
8
5
12
12
13
15
6
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
10
N
20
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
S
10
W
20
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
WSW
Wind State
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
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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