Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 23 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.4°C
4.0° 

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 (23 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 12s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 2PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am August 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (23 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Tue morning).

Sunday
23
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
8
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
8
7
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
5
E
5
E
5
ENE
5
S
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
25
SE
5
S
10
ENE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-off
High Tide
3:38AM6.17m
4:21PM6.41m
4:58AM6.53m
5:25PM6.95m
5:50AM7.11m
6:11PM7.61m
Low Tide
9:44AM3.57m
10:37PM3.38m
11:10AM3.19m
11:46PM2.85m
12:06PM2.60m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:11
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:20
8:17
8:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
15
19
22
23
19
16
14
13
16
20
23
23
18
15
14
13
17
23
24
17
17
Feels °C
11
10
12
17
20
21
18
14
11
9
10
13
17
17
12
9
9
8
11
18
19
17
17
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