Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.8° C
4.6° 

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 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)--
Afternoon (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
8
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.4
W
5
0.3
W
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
7
13
14
9
8
4
Wind (km/h)
5
S
10
SW
5
W
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
NW
15
W
20
W
30
W
30
W
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NW
5
NW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:06PM7.31m
3:49AM7.39m
4:28PM7.62m
5:05AM7.83m
5:37PM8.28m
Low Tide
9:07PM2.63m
9:54AM2.59m
10:43PM2.36m
11:21AM2.18m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:48
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:50
8:47
8:45
 mm
Temp °C
24
23
20
19
18
17
20
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
17
20
21
21
20
Feels °C
22
21
19
18
17
15
17
16
15
14
15
14
15
16
17
18
18
18
18
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