Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.8° 

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 (29 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 3s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 4PM is: 0.6m 3s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)5s
Afternoon (29 Jul)2ft (0.6m)3s
Evening (29 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
5
0.8
W
5
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
7
9
8
8
7
14
22
28
32
24
14
10
7
7
13
18
20
15
13
Wind (km/h)
10
W
20
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
0
ENE
10
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
25
WNW
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
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:30AM8.21m
7:47PM8.65m
8:05AM8.58m
8:22PM9.02m
8:39AM8.86m
8:56PM9.26m
Low Tide
1:43PM1.66m
2:06AM1.44m
2:17PM1.32m
2:39AM1.15m
2:49PM1.09m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:31
5:33
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:06
9:05
9:02
 mm
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
17
17
16
17
18
18
18
17
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
17
15
Feels °C
19
18
15
16
15
16
14
15
15
13
12
11
12
12
13
14
14
12
11
10
10
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