Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.9° 

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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 7PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (23 Oct)11ft (3.5m)10s
Evening (23 Oct)10ft (3.0m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds decreasing (gales from the NW on Fri morning, moderate winds from the SW by Fri night).

Fri
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
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
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
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
W
15
3.5
W
10
3.5
W
10
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.2
W
9
1.7
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.3
W
8
2.3
WSW
9
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
12
3.5
W
11
3
W
10
3
W
10
2.4
W
9
1.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1898
2937
2306
1681
1190
703
382
240
164
193
885
3193
3699
3254
3369
3430
2969
2216
1618
979
469
Wind (km/h)
60
NW
60
NW
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
WNW
25
WNW
20
SW
30
SSW
40
SSW
50
SSW
60
WSW
50
W
55
W
55
W
55
W
50
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
35
W
30
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:37PM8.27m
5:59AM8.50m
6:16PM8.99m
6:37AM9.19m
6:55PM9.59m
Low Tide
11:30AM1.98m
11:53PM1.49m
12:08PM1.34m
00:28AM0.91m
12:44PM0.79m
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cloud
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light rain
light rain
mod rain
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light rain
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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7:50
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6:52
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6:05
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6:02
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 mm
1
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9
7
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2
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Temp °C
11
9
10
11
11
11
11
11
11
12
14
16
13
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
-1
-4
-3
-1
1
3
5
6
5
4
5
6
3
1
-1
-1
-1
1
2
3
5
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