Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
19.0°C
3.2° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 10AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (16 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (16 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
8
1.1
W
9
1.2
W
10
1.1
W
10
1.1
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.8
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.1
W
7
1.3
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.4
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
140
211
277
242
252
75
52
38
88
153
195
206
206
188
158
113
142
113
113
111
112
135
200
Wind (km/h)
20
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
25
W
30
W
25
W
20
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:25AM8.68m
10:43PM8.32m
10:59AM8.00m
11:18PM7.56m
11:37AM7.28m
Low Tide
4:06AM1.21m
4:22PM1.42m
4:38AM1.82m
4:57PM2.07m
5:15AM2.48m
5:40PM2.75m
clear
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rain showers
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cloud
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clear
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clear
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cloud
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cloud
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light rain
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:27
7:23
7:22
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
13
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
15
17
16
16
16
Feels °C
11
10
12
12
10
10
11
9
9
11
10
9
9
9
10
10
9
9
11
12
10
10
11
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