Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.0°C
3.8° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 2AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (05 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (05 Sep)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1.6
W
8
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.8
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.4
WSW
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
321
210
162
134
113
93
73
55
39
32
68
48
44
27
27
12
12
25
26
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
25
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:45AM7.56m
1:22PM7.29m
2:08AM7.04m
2:54PM7.08m
Low Tide
6:04PM2.17m
6:38AM2.55m
7:22PM2.74m
8:10AM2.98m
9:14PM2.89m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:49
 mm
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
17
23
24
22
18
Feels °C
11
12
11
12
10
11
13
14
13
12
14
13
14
13
14
19
20
19
17
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Gileston surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest