Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.3°C
3.3° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (04 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
40
40
39
24
24
22
22
21
11
18
17
8
8
9
9
9
9
10
9
17
15
9
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
10
W
5
WNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
0
W
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:13PM7.27m
2:02AM6.91m
2:46PM7.12m
3:35AM7.06m
4:10PM7.57m
Low Tide
6:31AM2.75m
7:29PM2.85m
8:19AM3.08m
9:26PM2.80m
10:05AM2.77m
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Temp °C
14
13
14
16
17
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
17
16
16
15
15
14
15
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18
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17
Feels °C
12
11
12
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
16
18
18
17
17
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