Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
17.6°C
2.8° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 8s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 3AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)8s
Afternoon (09 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (09 Oct)6ft (1.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the WSW by Sat night).

Friday
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
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
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
W
6
1.7
W
7
1.8
W
8
1.9
W
8
2.2
W
8
2.3
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.8
W
8
1.8
W
8
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.7
W
7
1.6
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.2
W
7
1
W
7
0.5
W
10
0.7
W
6
0.7
W
8
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.5
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
WSW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
294
387
454
659
787
550
439
368
311
269
303
250
181
128
86
51
37
60
42
28
25
16
14
Wind (km/h)
50
WSW
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
W
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
40
WNW
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
15
W
15
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:25AM8.98m
6:44PM9.45m
7:05AM9.43m
7:22PM9.75m
7:41AM9.68m
7:58PM9.81m
Low Tide
00:28AM1.06m
12:42PM1.00m
1:03AM0.68m
1:16PM0.65m
1:34AM0.48m
1:47PM0.48m
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Temp °C
15
16
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16
17
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12
13
12
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12
12
12
11
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12
12
13
Feels °C
7
9
9
9
10
7
6
5
3
5
4
6
5
7
8
9
8
9
9
8
9
9
9
10
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