Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.5°C
3.0° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)11s
Evening (24 Sep)1ft (0.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
W
7
0.1
W
21
0.3
WSW
18
0.6
W
16
0.9
W
16
1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
123
163
153
136
98
99
24
21
21
11
9
9
66
195
396
428
411
411
394
Wind (km/h)
15
NW
15
NW
5
N
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
W
5
W
5
WSW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:39PM7.59m
6:00AM7.77m
6:17PM8.35m
6:36AM8.51m
6:52PM9.05m
Low Tide
00:00AM2.14m
12:14PM1.90m
00:36AM1.47m
12:48PM1.28m
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7:01
7:03
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7:10
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
16
14
13
12
11
12
18
20
18
16
15
14
15
15
17
17
15
13
Feels °C
15
13
13
10
10
9
9
17
17
17
16
15
14
15
16
17
15
12
9
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