Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
21.0° 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 (14 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 9PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)--
Afternoon (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.5
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
W
8
0.4
WSW
8
0.8
WNW
4
0.4
WSW
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.4
WNW
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.3
W
7
0.5
W
3
0.2
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
39
24
22
22
32
20
20
20
22
18
40
28
18
10
9
9
5
4
Wind (km/h)
25
W
25
W
15
WNW
5
NNW
5
NE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
W
20
W
25
WNW
10
NNW
5
NE
5
E
5
NNE
5
WNW
15
WSW
25
W
25
W
20
W
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:49PM10.26m
9:10AM9.85m
9:28PM10.12m
9:48AM9.61m
Low Tide
2:41PM0.28m
3:06AM0.13m
3:18PM0.29m
3:41AM0.30m
3:53PM0.51m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:58
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:37
8:36
8:34
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
21
18
17
17
19
22
23
22
18
16
15
14
17
20
19
18
16
Feels °C
19
20
20
19
17
17
17
20
18
17
16
14
13
13
16
17
14
14
13
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