Gillis surf break

Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 PDT
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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
17.2° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gillis today?

The current surf forecast for Gillis at 8AM is: 0.3m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)1ft (0.3m)17s
Afternoon (19 May)1ft (0.3m)16s
Evening (19 May)1ft (0.3m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
45
43
43
43
42
68
41
41
40
117
117
64
86
82
79
57
96
184
184
96
76
107
107
107
Wind (km/h)
5
S
5
W
5
W
10
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
ESE
5
SE
5
ESE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
5
S
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:16PM1.51m
11:42PM2.34m
2:29PM1.53m
00:43AM2.16m
3:41PM1.59m
Low Tide
6:24AM-0.02m
5:19PM1.19m
7:24AM0.08m
6:29PM1.26m
8:26AM0.21m
8:03PM1.29m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:48
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:50
7:51
7:52
Temp °C
16
16
18
21
21
23
24
24
20
19
20
23
22
22
23
20
18
18
18
21
21
21
19
18
17
17
18
19
18
18
19
20
18
18
19
21
19
19
20
18
18
17
17
20
19
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.5
W
6
0.4
W
6
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WSW
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.5
W
5
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
30
19
17
10
42
68
41
41
8
5
6
7
86
82
79
9
12
19
13
12
76
107
107
107
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
15
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
17
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SW
16
0.4
WSW
5
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
19
0.5
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
38
43
43
43
35
35
31
31
40
117
117
64
7
26
26
57
56
184
184
76
37
37
36
32
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
17
0.2
S
15
0.2
S
15
0.2
SSW
12
0.1
SW
24
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.3
S
13
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.1
W
13
0.1
W
13
0.2
S
12
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
12
0.1
W
11
Energy kJ
45
17
17
14
22
2
2
2
31
40
40
29
26
3
3
11
96
56
55
96
37
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
6
0.7
W
3
0.8
W
4
0.7
W
4
0.4
WSW
5
0.4
W
3
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
17
11
19
16
7
3
11
7
15
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
57
138
105
14
4
0
3
0
14
182
45
14
14
5
0
3
17
182
105
24
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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