Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.7° 

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 (24 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 2PM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Afternoon (24 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (24 Oct)11ft (3.5m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sat afternoon, moderate winds from the WSW by Sun night).

Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.7
WSW
8
2.5
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
2.4
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.2
W
9
1.2
W
11
1
W
11
1.4
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.9
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
373
234
212
373
1302
3440
3124
3388
3127
3187
2804
2222
1616
1065
469
311
215
377
244
441
511
643
838
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
WSW
35
SW
45
SSW
50
SW
60
WSW
55
W
55
W
55
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
45
S
40
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:59AM8.50m
6:16PM8.99m
6:37AM9.19m
6:55PM9.59m
7:16AM9.73m
7:35PM10.00m
Low Tide
12:08PM1.34m
00:28AM0.91m
12:44PM0.79m
1:03AM0.47m
1:19PM0.38m
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6:52
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7:54
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 mm
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1
2
3
11
5
4
1
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1
6
4
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Temp °C
11
12
11
12
15
16
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
12
17
17
17
17
Feels °C
5
7
4
3
6
6
1
1
0
-1
0
1
2
3
6
6
5
5
3
10
12
12
10
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