
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gileston today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 4s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with NW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 4PM is: 0.1m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 4 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 10:16AM9.34m | 10:37PM9.54m | 11:00AM8.88m | 11:20PM8.96m | 11:44AM8.32m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25PM0.78m | 4:53AM0.86m | 5:06PM1.17m | 5:34AM1.34m | 5:48PM1.67m | ||||||||||||||||
5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | — | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
1 | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 11 | W 11 |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 | NNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NW 4 |
— | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 425 | 64 | 98 | 168 | 363 | 189 | 388 | 388 | 362 | 329 | 327 | 327 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 440 | 390 |
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