Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
16.2°C
2.0° 

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 (21 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 6AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 Oct)10ft (3.0m)10s
Evening (21 Oct)8ft (2.5m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, gales from the NW by Fri morning).

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
8
0.6
W
7
1.7
W
7
3
W
10
3
W
10
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
1.9
W
9
1.6
W
8
1.6
W
8
1.5
W
8
1.3
W
8
1.3
W
10
1.2
W
10
1
W
10
0.9
W
11
0.8
W
11
0.8
WSW
11
0.8
WSW
11
3.5
WNW
8
3.5
WNW
9
3
W
9
2.5
W
9
2.4
W
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
37
287
1594
1775
1559
994
525
347
331
262
212
333
290
218
184
146
153
150
1399
1767
1299
1075
835
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
5
NE
45
WNW
45
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
40
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
S
25
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
25
E
30
NNW
70
NW
60
WNW
55
WNW
45
WNW
45
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:30AM6.35m
4:01PM6.82m
4:33AM6.97m
4:54PM7.52m
5:19AM7.73m
5:37PM8.27m
Low Tide
9:48AM3.21m
10:26PM2.80m
10:46AM2.63m
11:14PM2.15m
11:30AM1.98m
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6:07
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 mm
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5
9
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7
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Temp °C
10
11
10
10
11
12
12
10
11
12
11
12
13
14
12
13
13
12
11
9
9
11
11
11
Feels °C
7
11
1
0
0
1
3
4
5
5
6
8
8
10
7
7
6
7
5
-5
-4
-1
0
1
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