Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.6° C
4.3° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 5s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 1PM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (10 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (10 Aug)1ft (0.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 33°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
0.2
W
5
0.2
W
4
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
12
0.3
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
10
0.4
WSW
9
0.5
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
12
21
15
9
8
5
2
2
5
5
5
5
4
4
10
24
39
34
33
31
29
44
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NNE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
10
ENE
20
ENE
15
E
15
ESE
10
E
15
SE
20
S
5
S
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
15
SSE
15
SSE
5
W
Wind State
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:05AM7.83m
5:37PM8.28m
6:07AM8.48m
6:33PM9.03m
7:00AM9.11m
7:22PM9.68m
Low Tide
11:21AM2.18m
00:00AM1.76m
12:27PM1.56m
00:59AM1.09m
1:18PM0.96m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:52
5:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:45
8:44
8:42
 mm
Temp °C
16
16
16
19
21
21
20
19
16
14
19
25
28
27
23
20
18
16
20
27
33
33
27
Feels °C
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
16
12
12
17
23
24
22
21
16
15
13
17
24
29
29
26
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