Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gileston today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 8PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 7s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 22 | 35 | 22 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | on |
High Tide | 1:20PM6.59m | 2:00AM6.30m | 2:46PM6.24m | 3:38AM6.17m | 4:21PM6.41m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:29PM3.29m | 8:06AM3.51m | 8:57PM3.57m | 9:44AM3.57m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:20 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 9 |
| kJ | 22 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 22 | 5 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | NW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 14 | — | — | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 7 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 46 | 223 | 362 | 38 | 67 | 58 | 64 | 64 | 58 | 64 | 214 | 182 | 139 | 64 | 64 | 148 | 148 | 118 | 139 | 67 | 66 |
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