Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.3°C
4.0° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.3
WSW
7
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
WSW
6
1
WSW
6
1
W
5
1.1
W
5
0.9
W
5
0.8
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
15
14
14
12
12
12
11
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
9
14
31
60
56
57
34
27
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
E
5
NNE
15
W
20
W
20
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:31AM7.75m
6:49PM8.28m
7:07AM8.36m
7:23PM8.89m
7:40AM8.90m
7:56PM9.39m
Low Tide
12:46PM1.98m
1:09AM1.63m
1:21PM1.42m
1:42AM1.12m
1:52PM0.97m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:08
 mm
1
1
5
2
1
1
4
1
Temp °C
16
16
19
23
25
23
20
18
17
17
18
18
19
18
17
17
17
16
16
19
19
18
17
Feels °C
15
15
18
21
22
20
20
16
15
15
18
20
18
16
15
14
13
12
11
15
14
14
14
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