Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gileston today (16 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 11PM is: 0.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 | 24 | 41 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 81 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:07PM9.71m | 10:26AM9.17m | 10:44PM9.09m | 11:03AM8.57m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:53PM0.51m | 4:15AM0.67m | 4:28PM0.92m | 4:49AM1.20m | 5:03PM1.47m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | W 9 | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 15 | 2 | — | — | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
— | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | 24 | 41 | 38 | 18 | 13 | 25 | 29 | 81 | 64 | 62 | 45 | 33 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 471 | 488 | 480 | 278 | 362 | 350 | 469 | 469 | 350 | 349 | 126 | 299 | 299 | 299 | 174 | 727 | 1063 | 796 | 173 |
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