Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
15.5°C
1.6° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12AM is: 1.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.8m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (GMT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)11s
Afternoon (26 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Evening (26 Oct)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun afternoon, moderate winds from the W by Tue night).

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 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
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
W
10
2.4
W
10
1.7
W
9
1.4
W
9
0.8
WSW
12
1.2
W
12
1
W
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.5
W
11
1.9
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2
WSW
12
2
W
12
2
W
12
1.3
WSW
12
2
W
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1730
1041
480
304
204
384
244
560
703
666
525
822
1228
1626
1127
1234
1174
452
1174
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
40
W
30
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
40
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
35
SSW
45
SSW
45
SSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
W
40
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:55PM9.59m
6:16AM9.73m
6:35PM10.00m
6:55AM10.05m
7:15PM10.14m
Low Tide
00:03AM0.47m
12:19PM0.38m
00:38AM0.21m
12:55PM0.17m
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cloud
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cloud
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light rain
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6:56
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
11
11
13
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
12
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
3
2
5
6
6
5
6
10
10
11
10
9
8
9
5
5
5
6
6
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