Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.5°C
4.3° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 9PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (28 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 28mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
1.1
WSW
5
1.2
W
5
1
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.4
WSW
6
0.7
W
8
0.4
WSW
11
1.1
W
10
1
W
9
0.9
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
0.8
WSW
9
0.9
WSW
9
1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
66
85
53
25
27
23
23
16
10
10
68
44
231
168
127
132
106
129
147
180
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
SE
15
WNW
40
W
35
W
25
W
20
W
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:40AM8.90m
7:56PM9.39m
8:13AM9.32m
8:29PM9.73m
8:47AM9.57m
9:04PM9.88m
Low Tide
1:52PM0.97m
2:12AM0.73m
2:21PM0.65m
2:40AM0.49m
2:50PM0.49m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:20
6:22
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8:08
8:07
8:05
 mm
1
2
6
5
2
2
3
2
2
Temp °C
18
19
20
19
17
17
16
16
18
17
18
18
17
16
16
16
18
20
16
17
15
Feels °C
14
14
15
16
14
15
14
13
16
15
17
13
12
12
13
14
15
16
12
14
12
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