Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
16.1°C
2.0° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6AM is: 1.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (23 Oct)13ft (4.0m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 68mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 8°C on Fri morning). Mainly gales.

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
W
11
0.7
WSW
11
1
WSW
14
1.8
W
15
4
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
2.5
W
9
2.3
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
7
1.6
WSW
8
3
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
11
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.3
W
12
1.1
WSW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
119
389
1396
3581
2788
1896
1252
823
373
228
171
311
1397
3535
3761
3563
3049
3061
2646
2048
1584
1447
361
Wind (km/h)
30
SSE
30
ESE
25
N
65
WNW
65
NW
60
WNW
50
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
25
W
25
SW
35
SSW
45
SSW
50
SW
60
WSW
55
W
50
W
50
W
55
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
35
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:19AM7.73m
5:37PM8.27m
5:59AM8.50m
6:16PM8.99m
6:37AM9.19m
6:55PM9.59m
Low Tide
11:14PM2.15m
11:30AM1.98m
11:53PM1.49m
12:08PM1.34m
00:28AM0.91m
12:44PM0.79m
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clear
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6:52
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6:02
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 mm
9
4
8
1
4
1
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1
2
3
13
5
5
2
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Temp °C
13
11
11
10
8
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
16
17
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
5
6
-3
-5
-3
-2
0
3
5
6
4
3
8
7
3
2
1
-1
1
1
1
4
4
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