
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gileston today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 10ft (3.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the NW by Fri morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | Friday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 37 | 287 | 1594 | 1775 | 1559 | 994 | 525 | 347 | 331 | 262 | 212 | 333 | 290 | 218 | 184 | 146 | 153 | 150 | 1399 | 1767 | 1299 | 1075 | 835 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 3:30AM6.35m | 4:01PM6.82m | 4:33AM6.97m | 4:54PM7.52m | 5:19AM7.73m | 5:37PM8.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:48AM3.21m | 10:26PM2.80m | 10:46AM2.63m | 11:14PM2.15m | 11:30AM1.98m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 6:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | |
mm | — | 5 | 9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
Feels °C | 7 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | -5 | -4 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 8 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | — | W 10 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 16 | — | — | — | — |
21 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | 525 | 347 | — | 102 | 212 | 333 | 290 | 218 | 184 | 146 | 153 | 150 | 94 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
9 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 99 | — | — | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
14 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
— | — | 287 | 1594 | 1775 | 1559 | 994 | 381 | — | 331 | 262 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 1399 | 1767 | 1299 | 1075 | 835 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 112 | 7 | 349 | 282 | 392 | 377 | 323 | 423 | 178 | 96 | 96 | 96 | 122 | 32 | 127 | 333 | 475 | 18 | 127 | 380 | 350 | 677 | 886 | 597 |
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