Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
15.4°C
1.6° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 9PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 12°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SSW on Mon night, light winds from the SSW by Wed night).

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2.4
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
12
2.4
WSW
12
2.2
W
12
2
W
12
2
W
13
1.9
W
13
1.8
W
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.6
W
13
1.5
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
637
573
745
988
1622
1659
1510
1670
1459
1174
1273
1226
1103
499
851
694
565
480
404
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
35
SSW
40
SSW
45
SSW
45
SW
40
WSW
40
WSW
40
W
40
W
35
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:35PM10.00m
6:55AM10.05m
7:15PM10.14m
7:35AM10.11m
7:57PM10.00m
Low Tide
12:19PM0.38m
00:38AM0.21m
12:55PM0.17m
1:14AM0.18m
1:34PM0.19m
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Temp °C
16
16
16
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15
13
12
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12
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13
Feels °C
10
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11
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