Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.5°C
4.2° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)--
Afternoon (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (25 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Tue morning, calm by Wed morning).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
8
8
8
15
14
16
12
12
12
11
Wind (km/h)
25
E
25
E
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
20
E
15
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
5
E
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
5:25PM6.95m
5:50AM7.11m
6:11PM7.61m
6:31AM7.75m
6:49PM8.28m
Low Tide
11:46PM2.85m
12:06PM2.60m
00:32AM2.23m
12:46PM1.98m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
2
Temp °C
23
23
19
16
14
14
17
22
26
20
17
17
16
16
18
21
25
23
19
Feels °C
17
17
13
10
9
9
11
17
22
19
17
17
16
16
18
22
22
21
18
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