Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.8° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Evening (31 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Friday
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
4
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
WNW
4
0.8
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.2
W
11
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
WSW
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
9
8
13
18
21
24
15
10
9
12
20
14
18
16
16
15
14
14
13
7
7
5
8
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
NNW
20
WNW
30
W
35
W
30
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
25
W
20
WNW
15
W
5
NW
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
5
E
5
ENE
10
SSE
10
SSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
on
High Tide
8:39AM8.86m
8:56PM9.26m
9:13AM9.02m
9:30PM9.36m
9:48AM9.05m
Low Tide
2:39AM1.15m
2:49PM1.09m
3:10AM0.98m
3:19PM0.97m
3:40AM0.92m
3:49PM0.98m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:35
5:35
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:02
9:01
9:00
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
17
17
17
17
16
15
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
15
14
13
17
21
24
26
22
Feels °C
13
12
13
11
10
11
12
12
13
14
13
12
12
12
13
13
11
10
13
19
22
22
19
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