Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 06 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.9° 

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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (06 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (06 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
5
0.1
W
9
0.5
W
3
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
59
45
59
60
47
35
31
21
8
8
7
7
2
2
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
W
15
W
25
W
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
NW
5
N
5
SSW
10
W
20
W
15
W
15
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:10AM8.28m
12:38PM7.88m
1:08AM7.76m
1:44PM7.46m
2:23AM7.38m
3:06PM7.31m
Low Tide
6:07AM1.83m
6:32PM2.09m
7:06AM2.27m
7:40PM2.47m
8:22AM2.60m
9:07PM2.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:43
5:46
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:52
8:51
8:50
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
13
15
17
17
16
15
15
14
13
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
13
16
19
21
22
19
Feels °C
11
10
9
10
12
11
10
11
12
12
11
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
12
15
17
16
17
15
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