Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.8°C
4.5° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 10PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (22 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
15
14
6
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind (km/h)
10
W
15
WNW
10
NNW
10
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
E
5
ESE
5
E
5
SE
5
WSW
10
SE
15
E
20
ENE
30
E
25
E
20
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:46PM6.24m
3:38AM6.17m
4:21PM6.41m
4:58AM6.53m
5:25PM6.95m
Low Tide
8:57PM3.57m
9:44AM3.57m
10:37PM3.38m
11:10AM3.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:22
8:20
8:17
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
15
13
12
15
19
22
23
19
16
14
13
16
20
23
23
19
Feels °C
15
15
16
13
10
9
12
17
20
21
18
14
11
9
10
14
18
17
13
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