Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
19.7°C
3.5° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the WNW by Tue morning).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
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
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
WSW
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.3
WSW
16
0.7
W
10
1.1
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
12
1.2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
92
70
48
44
27
8
13
22
25
23
31
51
90
487
498
483
425
397
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
10
WNW
0
WNW
5
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
S
20
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:22PM7.29m
2:08AM7.04m
2:54PM7.08m
3:43AM7.09m
4:22PM7.49m
Low Tide
7:22PM2.74m
8:10AM2.98m
9:14PM2.89m
10:04AM2.84m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:49
7:46
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
17
23
25
22
18
17
18
17
16
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
12
13
14
13
13
13
14
19
22
21
18
16
16
14
13
13
12
13
12
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