Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gileston today (16 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 4s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 2AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (16 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 20 | 18 | 17 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 13 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | off | off | 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 |
High Tide | 9:28PM10.12m | 9:48AM9.61m | 10:07PM9.71m | 10:26AM9.17m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18PM0.29m | 3:41AM0.30m | 3:53PM0.51m | 4:15AM0.67m | 4:28PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:31 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 |
Feels °C | 19 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 4 | W 4 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 20 | 18 | 17 | 40 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 4 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 4 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 20 | 25 | 13 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 223 | 395 | 349 | 223 | 226 | 223 | 223 | 404 | 466 | 469 | 410 | 278 | 362 | 350 | 362 | 469 | 488 | 509 | 299 |
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