Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.1°C
2.8° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6AM is: 0.7m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Afternoon (30 Sep)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (30 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the S on Tue night, light winds from the WSW by Wed night).

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
10
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
11
0.7
WSW
11
0.9
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
10
1
WSW
11
1
W
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.1
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
12
1
W
12
0.9
W
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
W
10
1
WSW
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
127
121
111
119
184
222
222
245
242
156
447
521
506
408
304
279
161
173
164
209
240
231
188
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
40
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:35AM9.79m
9:55PM9.61m
10:16AM9.31m
10:39PM8.97m
11:02AM8.64m
Low Tide
3:12AM0.34m
3:28PM0.47m
3:48AM0.75m
4:08PM0.94m
4:29AM1.35m
4:54PM1.59m
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light rain
rain showers
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clear
cloud
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light rain
light rain
clear
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rain showers
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clear
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Temp °C
18
19
16
17
19
19
16
14
13
13
13
14
16
16
16
15
14
14
14
16
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
13
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
11
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
13
16
16
15
14
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