Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gileston today (16 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 8PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (16 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 12s |
| Evening (16 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri afternoon, min 8°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 16 | Saturday 17 | Sunday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 319 | 248 | 244 | 192 | 150 | 147 | 224 | 177 | 134 | 98 | 91 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:28AM8.05m | 10:48PM7.57m | 11:06AM7.42m | 11:30PM6.92m | 11:55AM6.81m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:26PM2.08m | 4:42AM2.46m | 5:10PM2.70m | 5:30AM3.03m | 6:11PM3.25m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:41 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 6:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 319 | 248 | 244 | 192 | 150 | 147 | 224 | 177 | 134 | 98 | 91 | 62 | 61 | 61 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 34 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 2 | NNE 2 | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 |
| kJ | 28 | 27 | 32 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 46 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 27 | 58 | 71 | 198 | 357 | 202 | 198 |
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