Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.5°C
4.2° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6PM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Mon morning, calm by Wed night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
8
8
17
15
14
14
12
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
5
S
10
SE
20
SSE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:25PM6.95m
5:50AM7.11m
6:11PM7.61m
6:31AM7.75m
6:49PM8.28m
Low Tide
11:10AM3.19m
11:46PM2.85m
12:06PM2.60m
00:32AM2.23m
12:46PM1.98m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
16
21
24
23
20
16
15
15
17
22
25
21
19
17
16
15
19
22
25
23
19
Feels °C
10
14
18
17
14
10
10
10
12
18
22
20
17
16
15
14
18
23
24
20
20
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