Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.8°C
4.5° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 8AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
8
7
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
35
ENE
35
E
25
ENE
20
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:38AM6.17m
4:21PM6.41m
4:58AM6.53m
5:25PM6.95m
5:50AM7.11m
6:11PM7.61m
Low Tide
9:44AM3.57m
10:37PM3.38m
11:10AM3.19m
11:46PM2.85m
12:06PM2.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:17
8:15
 mm
Temp °C
16
14
13
15
19
22
23
19
16
14
13
16
21
24
23
18
16
15
14
17
18
20
22
18
Feels °C
14
11
10
12
17
20
21
18
14
11
9
10
15
19
17
12
10
10
9
11
12
16
19
17
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