Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
21.3° C
4.9° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 1PM is: 0.3m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (16 Aug)1ft (0.3m)7s
Evening (16 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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)
0.5
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.2
W
7
0.4
WNW
4
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.3
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
10
10
9
9
17
4
4
4
4
4
15
28
25
18
13
25
15
37
61
60
56
41
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
W
20
WNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
25
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
Wind State
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:48AM9.61m
10:07PM9.71m
10:26AM9.17m
10:44PM9.09m
11:03AM8.57m
Low Tide
3:41AM0.30m
3:53PM0.51m
4:15AM0.67m
4:28PM0.92m
4:49AM1.20m
5:03PM1.47m
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6:00
6:01
6:03
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8:34
8:31
8:30
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Temp °C
15
14
17
18
19
18
17
16
17
17
20
20
19
18
16
16
17
18
19
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
13
12
17
17
15
14
14
14
17
17
20
17
15
15
14
14
15
17
17
16
14
14
15
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