Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.8° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 7AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 14s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
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Friday
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Saturday
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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
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
1
W
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
1
W
10
1
W
10
1
WSW
10
1
W
10
1
W
9
1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
233
238
153
537
529
506
414
334
279
170
163
192
192
197
188
180
176
217
273
273
186
148
113
83
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:16AM9.31m
10:39PM8.97m
11:02AM8.64m
11:30PM8.17m
11:58AM7.89m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.75m
4:08PM0.94m
4:29AM1.35m
4:54PM1.59m
5:19AM2.07m
5:56PM2.32m
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light rain
clear
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clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
15
16
17
16
15
15
15
14
15
18
19
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
12
13
13
12
12
14
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
12
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