Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.0°C
3.1° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 8AM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (07 Oct)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (07 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 10°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, strong winds from the WSW by Thu night).

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.6
WNW
6
0.8
NW
6
1
NW
5
1.1
NW
6
0.9
NW
6
0.9
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
1
WNW
6
0.9
WNW
6
0.8
WNW
6
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
1.2
W
5
1.5
W
6
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
8
2.1
W
8
2.1
W
9
1.8
W
8
1.6
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
9
9
26
46
56
76
54
59
75
68
71
52
43
29
23
75
187
367
432
572
641
459
346
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
ENE
10
NE
20
N
20
NNW
35
NNW
30
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
20
NW
20
WNW
25
W
20
WSW
30
SW
45
WSW
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
W
Wind State
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:47AM7.66m
5:13PM8.26m
5:41AM8.36m
6:02PM8.93m
6:25AM8.98m
6:44PM9.45m
Low Tide
10:50PM2.25m
11:14AM2.15m
11:46PM1.61m
12:03PM1.52m
00:28AM1.06m
12:42PM1.00m
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7:24
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7:26
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6:38
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6:37
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6:34
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 mm
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6
5
3
1
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Temp °C
16
15
14
12
12
14
12
11
11
10
11
12
13
13
12
12
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
17
16
13
8
7
6
5
6
5
4
5
7
8
8
8
6
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
5
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