Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
21.0° C
4.6° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (15 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (15 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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)
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
WNW
5
0.6
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.5
W
3
0.2
W
7
0.3
WNW
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.6
W
6
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
32
32
20
20
19
28
21
40
17
10
10
9
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
24
31
20
13
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
ENE
5
NE
5
NNE
10
WSW
20
WSW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
N
5
WNW
15
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
5
W
10
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:10AM9.85m
9:28PM10.12m
9:48AM9.61m
10:07PM9.71m
10:26AM9.17m
Low Tide
3:06AM0.13m
3:18PM0.29m
3:41AM0.30m
3:53PM0.51m
4:15AM0.67m
4:28PM0.92m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
6:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:36
8:34
8:31
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
17
18
21
22
21
18
16
14
14
17
20
20
18
17
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
16
Feels °C
19
17
18
18
20
18
17
15
14
12
13
17
17
15
14
15
13
15
18
20
16
15
14
13
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