Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.7° C
4.3° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 4AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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
10
0.6
W
10
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.5
W
3
0.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
70
68
64
42
41
40
39
24
22
22
32
31
21
19
18
18
17
10
18
10
9
9
5
4
Wind (km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
WNW
30
WNW
30
NW
15
NW
10
NE
5
NE
0
W
5
SSE
10
WSW
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:29AM9.85m
8:49PM10.26m
9:10AM9.85m
9:28PM10.12m
9:48AM9.61m
Low Tide
2:28AM0.21m
2:41PM0.28m
3:06AM0.13m
3:18PM0.29m
3:41AM0.30m
3:53PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
20
22
21
21
20
18
17
16
19
21
22
21
16
15
14
14
16
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
18
17
18
19
21
19
19
19
18
17
14
16
17
16
15
12
13
12
13
15
17
13
13
13
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