Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.1°C
3.2° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 11PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)--
Afternoon (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (05 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.7
WNW
6
0.7
NW
5
1
NW
5
0.9
NW
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
13
14
22
15
9
9
9
16
15
15
9
9
9
8
33
28
52
49
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NW
10
NW
10
NW
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46PM7.12m
3:35AM7.06m
4:10PM7.57m
4:47AM7.66m
5:13PM8.26m
Low Tide
9:26PM2.80m
10:05AM2.77m
10:50PM2.25m
11:14AM2.15m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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7:22
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6:43
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6:40
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6:38
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1
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7
5
1
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
19
19
18
17
16
14
14
12
12
15
12
11
Feels °C
14
15
15
17
17
17
16
19
19
17
16
16
13
13
8
7
8
5
6
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