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Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Tuesday 26 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Gillis surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Gillis sea temperature is
17.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gillis today?
The current surf forecast for Gillis at 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
| Evening (26 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Gillis. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thursday 28 | Fri 29 | |||||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
256 | 259 | 259 | 196 | 459 | 537 | 501 | 158 | 158 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 108 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 7:08PM2.08m | 8:07AM1.52m | 7:36PM2.14m | 8:57AM1.52m | 8:03PM2.18m | 9:41AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:37PM0.82m | 2:03AM0.52m | 1:11PM0.92m | 2:40AM0.39m | 1:44PM1.01m | 3:15AM0.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — |
 | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:57 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 |
15 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 256 | 259 | 259 | 196 | 275 | 262 | 196 | 158 | 158 | 115 | 113 | 113 | 28 | 23 | 20 | 105 | 105 | 104 | 102 | 102 | 70 | 70 | 71 | 108 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 14 | W 14 | S 9 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 6 | W 20 | W 20 | WNW 18 | WNW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | WNW 16 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 186 | 178 | 178 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 113 | 113 | 110 | 21 | 21 | 30 | 7 | 32 | 31 | 11 | 11 | 26 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | W 15 | W 15 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 12 | S 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 22 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 18 | WNW 17 | S 21 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 2 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 31 | 28 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 21 | 34 | 108 | 192 | 459 | 537 | 501 | 142 | 89 | 53 | 33 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 20 | 19 | 11 | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1486 | 1067 | 29 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 57 | 268 | 462 | 29 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 214 | 105 | 29 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 64 |
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