Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gileston sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.2° 

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 (17 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5AM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (17 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (17 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
1
1
1
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)
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
W
17
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
15
0.3
W
15
0.4
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
147
221
175
134
98
91
62
61
61
39
38
37
21
20
18
17
18
18
17
23
20
41
38
69
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
NNE
30
NE
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:48PM7.57m
11:06AM7.42m
11:30PM6.92m
11:55AM6.81m
00:28AM6.36m
1:07PM6.37m
Low Tide
4:42AM2.46m
5:10PM2.70m
5:30AM3.03m
6:11PM3.25m
6:43AM3.48m
7:44PM3.53m
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Temp °C
11
11
10
9
12
13
12
10
9
8
8
9
12
12
11
10
9
9
9
10
13
14
13
11
Feels °C
7
7
7
5
7
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
3
3
5
7
7
9
8
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