Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.9° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 3PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (30 Jul)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
W
11
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
20
13
15
14
9
6
6
14
20
21
24
14
10
9
21
23
21
18
16
16
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
30
W
25
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
5
NNW
5
NW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:05AM8.58m
8:22PM9.02m
8:39AM8.86m
8:56PM9.26m
9:13AM9.02m
9:30PM9.36m
Low Tide
2:17PM1.32m
2:39AM1.15m
2:49PM1.09m
3:10AM0.98m
3:19PM0.97m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:33
5:35
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:05
9:02
9:01
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
17
16
15
14
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
17
17
17
17
16
Feels °C
16
15
13
15
13
13
14
13
12
11
10
11
12
12
13
13
14
12
12
12
13
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