Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
16.6°C
2.2° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 5AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3ft (0.9m)12s
Evening (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 16°C on Thu night, min 8°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
WSW
13
1.4
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.7
WSW
12
0.9
W
12
0.8
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.7
W
12
0.6
W
11
0.6
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WSW
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
690
643
334
319
248
195
192
150
147
224
177
132
132
91
88
61
61
57
38
37
20
20
18
18
Wind (km/h)
15
W
30
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:12PM8.23m
10:28AM8.05m
10:48PM7.57m
11:06AM7.42m
11:30PM6.92m
11:55AM6.81m
Low Tide
4:05AM1.87m
4:26PM2.08m
4:42AM2.46m
5:10PM2.70m
5:30AM3.03m
6:11PM3.25m
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
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7:41
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6:19
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6:16
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 mm
1
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Temp °C
15
12
12
12
13
14
12
11
11
11
10
9
11
13
11
10
9
8
8
8
11
12
12
10
Feels °C
13
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
5
7
8
6
5
5
4
4
3
5
6
7
5
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