Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 27 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.2°C
3.9° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 10AM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Afternoon (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s
Evening (27 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Thu morning, near gales from the WSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.8
WSW
4
1.4
WSW
5
1.4
WSW
7
1
WSW
7
0.9
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.9
WSW
6
1
WSW
7
2.2
WSW
7
2.2
W
9
1.8
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
5
16
102
166
96
68
46
35
36
62
102
485
749
498
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
10
SSE
15
W
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
W
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
45
SW
50
WSW
45
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:07AM8.36m
7:23PM8.89m
7:40AM8.90m
7:56PM9.39m
8:13AM9.32m
8:29PM9.73m
Low Tide
1:09AM1.63m
1:21PM1.42m
1:42AM1.12m
1:52PM0.97m
2:12AM0.73m
2:21PM0.65m
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light rain
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:18
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:12
8:08
8:07
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
21
22
19
17
16
15
15
18
20
18
18
17
17
17
17
19
18
18
18
17
Feels °C
16
15
16
21
21
17
15
14
13
12
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
13
15
10
10
11
12
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