Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 25 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.5°C
4.2° 

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 (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 7AM is: 0.1m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave 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 Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Thu morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ENE on Mon night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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
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)
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
W
9
0.3
WSW
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
8
0.3
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
1
2
2
2
2
8
8
8
15
14
14
14
12
12
11
10
10
10
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
10
ENE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
15
W
10
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:50AM7.11m
6:11PM7.61m
6:31AM7.75m
6:49PM8.28m
7:07AM8.36m
7:23PM8.89m
Low Tide
11:46PM2.85m
12:06PM2.60m
00:32AM2.23m
12:46PM1.98m
1:09AM1.63m
1:21PM1.42m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:15
6:16
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8:15
8:14
8:12
 mm
1
1
3
7
1
2
Temp °C
16
15
14
17
22
24
23
18
17
16
16
18
22
25
23
19
18
17
17
18
20
22
19
17
Feels °C
10
10
9
12
18
22
21
18
15
15
16
18
21
22
20
18
17
15
15
17
20
22
18
16
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