Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.6° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 09). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)8s
Evening (09 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Sun afternoon).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
1
1
1
1
5
4
2
3
12
21
15
9
5
4
2
2
5
5
5
5
4
4
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
NW
15
W
20
W
30
WNW
30
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
15
E
20
ESE
10
E
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
High Tide
3:49AM7.39m
4:28PM7.62m
5:05AM7.83m
5:37PM8.28m
6:07AM8.48m
6:33PM9.03m
Low Tide
9:54AM2.59m
10:43PM2.36m
11:21AM2.18m
00:00AM1.76m
12:27PM1.56m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:47
8:45
8:44
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
17
20
20
20
19
17
16
16
15
17
19
21
21
20
19
16
14
18
24
28
28
24
Feels °C
18
16
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
15
17
17
18
18
18
16
12
12
16
21
24
23
21
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