Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.5°C
3.0° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 3PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (23 Sep)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
14
0.6
W
13
0.6
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
13
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.5
W
12
0.4
W
9
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
8
0.3
WSW
7
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
19
0.5
W
17
0.9
W
16
1
W
15
1
W
14
1
W
14
1
W
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
130
123
163
153
136
98
67
24
21
21
10
10
9
29
147
401
452
411
411
390
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
S
0
S
5
NNW
0
NNE
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
20
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
5:39PM7.59m
6:00AM7.77m
6:17PM8.35m
6:36AM8.51m
6:52PM9.05m
Low Tide
11:34AM2.58m
00:00AM2.14m
12:14PM1.90m
00:36AM1.47m
12:48PM1.28m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
7:01
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:10
7:07
7:06
 mm
Temp °C
17
18
17
16
14
12
11
11
12
17
20
18
16
15
14
14
15
16
17
15
13
Feels °C
14
15
14
13
12
9
9
8
9
15
17
16
15
15
15
14
16
15
15
12
9
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