Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
19.6°C
3.5° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 7AM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Tue afternoon, calm by Wed night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
12
1.2
W
8
1.2
W
8
1.1
W
8
1.2
W
9
1.4
W
9
1.4
W
6
1.1
W
6
1.3
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
0.8
W
8
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
7
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
WSW
5
0.7
W
6
0.9
WSW
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
142
177
177
171
229
320
125
89
132
116
111
106
82
32
32
46
32
20
18
19
19
13
31
75
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
25
SW
15
W
25
NW
30
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
NW
20
NW
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
25
W
20
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
5
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:00AM7.66m
5:29PM8.25m
5:58AM8.41m
6:21PM9.04m
6:46AM9.10m
7:06PM9.68m
Low Tide
10:56PM2.41m
11:26AM2.22m
00:02AM1.68m
12:22PM1.51m
00:49AM0.99m
1:05PM0.89m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:37
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:43
7:39
 mm
1
2
4
2
3
Temp °C
15
15
14
14
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
15
18
18
16
14
Feels °C
12
11
11
10
9
8
9
9
10
9
9
11
12
11
10
11
12
11
11
12
14
14
13
11
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