Gileston Surf Break

Lat Long: 51.38° N 3.41° W

Gileston 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 6 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Gileston sea temperature is
20.9° C
4.8° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Gileston at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (BST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
7
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
5
0.8
WSW
6
0.7
WSW
6
0.8
W
6
1.2
W
6
1.3
W
7
1.4
W
7
1.3
W
7
1.1
W
6
1
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.9
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.8
W
6
0.7
W
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
42
18
33
46
39
41
105
153
183
144
97
75
61
61
50
49
46
40
30
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
W
30
SW
25
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
25
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
20
WNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:23PM8.75m
11:47AM8.34m
00:10AM8.28m
12:38PM7.88m
Low Tide
4:57PM1.32m
5:21AM1.43m
5:39PM1.67m
6:07AM1.83m
6:32PM2.09m
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
8:57
8:54
8:52
 mm
1
Temp °C
22
21
19
18
17
15
16
17
17
16
16
16
14
13
15
16
17
16
15
Feels °C
20
18
15
15
15
11
10
11
10
9
11
12
10
9
11
10
10
10
11
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