Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gileston today (18 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 11PM is: 0.3m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Oct) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NE on Mon night, near gales from the WNW by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 69 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 78 | 48 | 73 | 48 | 46 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:28AM6.36m | 1:07PM6.37m | 1:56AM6.09m | 2:43PM6.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:11PM3.25m | 6:43AM3.48m | 7:44PM3.53m | 8:24AM3.57m | 9:19PM3.33m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 10 |
Feels °C | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 15 | W 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | W 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 8 | 18 | 38 | 69 | 59 | 58 | 56 | 78 | 48 | 73 | 48 | 46 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | — | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 10 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 12 | WSW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | 6 | 6 | 20 | 7 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 11 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 18 | NW 4 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 199 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 198 | 67 | 66 | 139 | 155 | 62 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 38 | 46 | 67 | 122 | 472 |
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