Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.0°C
2.9° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 10AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (01 Oct)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (01 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

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4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
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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
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Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
W
11
0.8
WSW
11
1.2
W
14
1.3
W
14
1.2
W
13
1.1
W
13
1
W
13
1
W
12
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
WSW
10
0.9
W
10
1
W
10
1.1
WSW
10
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
9
1.1
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
238
153
537
618
506
414
334
279
170
163
148
188
230
212
207
203
207
220
183
148
145
108
81
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:16AM9.31m
10:39PM8.97m
11:02AM8.64m
11:30PM8.17m
11:58AM7.89m
Low Tide
3:48AM0.75m
4:08PM0.94m
4:29AM1.35m
4:54PM1.59m
5:19AM2.07m
5:56PM2.32m
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Temp °C
14
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15
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15
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19
19
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15
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Feels °C
11
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
15
15
16
16
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