Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.0°C
3.8° 

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 (04 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 1PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (04 Sep)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (04 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 25°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
7
1.8
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.3
W
7
1.2
W
7
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.7
W
6
0.4
WSW
10
0.7
W
10
0.6
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
9
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
6
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
385
401
347
338
321
216
162
131
113
93
73
41
31
92
70
48
44
27
14
12
22
25
30
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
30
WNW
35
W
35
WNW
35
W
30
W
25
W
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
20
WNW
15
NW
0
WSW
5
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:12PM7.90m
00:45AM7.56m
1:22PM7.29m
2:08AM7.04m
2:54PM7.08m
Low Tide
5:36AM1.90m
6:04PM2.17m
6:38AM2.55m
7:22PM2.74m
8:10AM2.98m
9:14PM2.89m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:30
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:53
7:52
7:49
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
14
14
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
17
22
25
21
19
Feels °C
13
13
12
10
9
10
11
12
10
12
13
14
13
14
15
14
13
12
14
19
21
19
18
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