Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gileston today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Gileston at 8PM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (BST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Gileston. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the E on Tue morning, calm by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 25 | Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 4 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross | glassy |
High Tide | 6:11PM7.61m | 6:31AM7.75m | 6:49PM8.28m | 7:07AM8.36m | 7:23PM8.89m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:06PM2.60m | 00:32AM2.23m | 12:46PM1.98m | 1:09AM1.63m | 1:21PM1.42m | ||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 23 | 26 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 5 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 |
2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | WSW 4 | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 148 | 98 | 98 | 98 | 89 | 64 | 64 | 89 | 168 | 331 | 148 | 331 | 357 | 199 | 216 | 440 | 329 | 371 | 220 | 137 | 46 |
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