Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 12 am 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.4°C
4.0° 

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 (24 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 4AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)10s
Afternoon (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Evening (24 Aug)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun night, fresh winds from the ENE by Mon night).

Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
10
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
0.1
W
9
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
0.3
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
8
8
17
15
14
14
14
12
12
10
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
30
E
30
E
25
E
30
ENE
30
E
30
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
E
20
E
15
SSE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:58AM6.53m
5:25PM6.95m
5:50AM7.11m
6:11PM7.61m
6:31AM7.75m
6:49PM8.28m
Low Tide
10:37PM3.38m
11:10AM3.19m
11:46PM2.85m
12:06PM2.60m
00:32AM2.23m
12:46PM1.98m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:11
6:13
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:17
8:15
8:14
 mm
Temp °C
16
15
13
16
21
24
23
20
16
15
14
17
23
26
23
20
17
16
16
19
22
25
23
18
Feels °C
15
13
9
10
15
18
17
14
10
9
9
12
18
22
20
19
16
15
16
19
21
23
21
17
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