Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.5°C
4.2° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 11PM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (29 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0.6
WSW
6
0.8
W
4
1.4
W
6
1.1
W
9
1
W
9
1
W
8
0.9
W
9
0.9
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
9
1.1
WSW
8
1.1
WSW
8
1.4
WSW
9
1.5
W
9
1.5
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.6
W
10
1.5
W
10
1.3
W
10
1.1
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
17
139
185
150
133
125
129
189
171
176
297
372
405
417
472
407
305
216
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
30
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:29PM9.73m
8:47AM9.57m
9:04PM9.88m
9:22AM9.64m
9:39PM9.80m
Low Tide
2:21PM0.65m
2:40AM0.49m
2:50PM0.49m
3:09AM0.42m
3:20PM0.49m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:07
8:05
8:02
 mm
2
2
4
2
4
1
Temp °C
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
19
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
Feels °C
17
16
13
13
13
14
15
15
12
13
11
11
10
10
10
9
11
12
12
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