Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
16.2°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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 8PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Afternoon (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)12s
Evening (20 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 62mm), heaviest during Thu night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue afternoon, near gales from the W by Wed morning).

Tue
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
12
0.5
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
WSW
8
0.7
WSW
8
2.3
W
9
3.5
W
12
4
W
11
3.5
W
10
3
W
10
2
W
9
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
73
73
48
47
21
58
874
3384
3181
2267
1446
623
364
339
426
379
394
302
223
188
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSW
50
W
60
W
60
WNW
50
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
30
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:43PM6.36m
3:30AM6.35m
4:01PM6.82m
4:33AM6.97m
4:54PM7.52m
Low Tide
8:24AM3.57m
9:19PM3.33m
9:48AM3.21m
10:26PM2.80m
10:46AM2.63m
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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7:43
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7:46
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7:48
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6:10
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6:08
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6:07
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 mm
5
4
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1
4
1
1
2
1
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1
2
1
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1
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3
4
Temp °C
9
10
10
11
10
11
12
10
8
9
11
12
11
12
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
7
8
8
9
6
7
9
0
-4
-3
-1
3
5
6
5
6
8
9
9
8
6
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