Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
18.8°C
3.1° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 12AM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (20 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sat afternoon, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
W
8
1.4
W
8
1.1
W
7
1
W
7
1
W
7
0.9
W
7
0.5
W
10
0.9
W
10
0.8
W
9
0.7
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.6
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
7
0.4
WSW
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.4
W
7
0.3
W
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
270
229
131
102
96
73
51
149
111
80
57
59
41
27
17
16
16
17
9
Wind (km/h)
35
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
W
20
W
15
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:05AM6.19m
1:52PM6.13m
2:52AM5.96m
3:43PM6.24m
Low Tide
6:41PM3.37m
7:20AM3.64m
8:22PM3.70m
9:12AM3.70m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:20
7:16
7:15
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
16
16
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
14
17
19
18
18
Feels °C
13
12
11
11
13
12
10
11
12
12
12
13
11
10
12
15
17
17
17
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