Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.3°C
4.0° 

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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)9s
Afternoon (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (26 Aug)1ft (0.3m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, fresh winds from the W by Fri afternoon).

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
Swell
Height Map
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
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.3
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.5
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
12
12
12
11
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
5
8
36
45
74
56
58
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
10
E
5
E
20
WNW
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
30
W
25
W
30
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:49PM8.28m
7:07AM8.36m
7:23PM8.89m
7:40AM8.90m
7:56PM9.39m
Low Tide
12:46PM1.98m
1:09AM1.63m
1:21PM1.42m
1:42AM1.12m
1:52PM0.97m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:15
6:16
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:14
8:12
8:08
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
5
2
Temp °C
19
23
25
24
20
18
17
17
18
20
21
18
17
16
16
16
18
17
19
18
17
Feels °C
18
22
23
21
19
16
15
15
18
22
19
16
16
14
14
13
14
14
15
15
13
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