Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
21.2° 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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (18 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
0.7
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
7
0.7
W
5
0.9
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
6
1
W
6
1
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
7
1
W
6
1
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
39
22
38
28
57
107
84
76
75
48
48
65
71
80
75
88
109
127
Wind (km/h)
25
W
30
W
25
W
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
25
WNW
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:44PM9.09m
11:03AM8.57m
11:22PM8.36m
11:41AM7.90m
Low Tide
4:28PM0.92m
4:49AM1.20m
5:03PM1.47m
5:24AM1.81m
5:41PM2.10m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:31
8:30
8:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
16
17
18
18
19
19
18
18
17
16
15
15
17
18
18
17
16
Feels °C
15
14
13
14
16
17
16
14
13
14
13
14
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
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