Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 30 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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 1AM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)9s
Afternoon (31 Aug)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (31 Aug)4ft (1.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
30
Monday
31
Tuesday
1
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)
1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
8
1.3
WSW
8
1.5
WSW
8
1.7
W
9
1.6
W
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.4
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
167
216
293
435
399
392
424
424
369
268
186
148
106
78
76
74
71
47
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
20
SW
30
SW
35
WSW
30
W
35
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
W
25
W
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:04PM9.88m
9:22AM9.64m
9:39PM9.80m
9:58AM9.49m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.49m
3:09AM0.42m
3:20PM0.49m
3:39AM0.52m
3:52PM0.66m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:05
8:02
8:00
 mm
4
7
4
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
Feels °C
14
14
12
11
11
11
12
11
11
11
13
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
15
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