Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
19.9° C
4.6° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 9PM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)--
Afternoon (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)8s
Evening (16 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 27°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sat night).

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
9
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.2
W
8
0.1
W
8
0.4
NW
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
NW
4
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
NW
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
2
10
9
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
5
N
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
0
NE
15
W
25
W
5
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
15
ENE
10
NE
0
SE
15
W
20
W
20
NNW
30
NE
Wind State
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
9:08PM10.09m
9:32AM9.63m
9:53PM9.94m
10:16AM9.34m
Low Tide
2:59PM0.50m
3:28AM0.33m
3:43PM0.55m
4:11AM0.50m
4:25PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:16
5:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:22
9:22
9:21
 mm
Temp °C
27
27
25
22
19
18
21
25
24
24
23
20
17
15
19
21
23
24
19
Feels °C
26
25
24
20
17
17
21
22
19
24
22
20
15
13
18
18
19
20
13
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