Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Gillis today (21 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 14s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Gillis at 1AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (21 Oct) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (21 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Gillis. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 25mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 305 | 242 | 239 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 151 | 152 | 154 | 156 | 239 | 242 | 305 | 305 | 210 | 246 | 246 | 178 | 176 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:51PM1.70m | 7:23AM1.75m | 6:42PM1.75m | 7:37AM1.87m | 7:28PM1.78m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM1.19m | 00:41AM0.55m | 1:04PM1.00m | 1:08AM0.55m | 1:39PM0.79m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 305 | 242 | 239 | 301 | 297 | 297 | 293 | 143 | 152 | 154 | 156 | 239 | 242 | 305 | 305 | 210 | 154 | 246 | 147 | 145 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 4 | SW 20 | W 4 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 19 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 151 | 107 | 148 | 149 | 127 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 180 | 246 | 152 | 178 | 176 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | S 18 | S 18 | W 8 | SW 19 | S 22 | S 22 | S 22 | SSW 21 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | WNW 13 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | — | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 2 | 25 | 54 | 1 | 14 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 42 | 51 | 87 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | W 7 | — | S 7 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 5 |
| kJ | — | 7 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 182 | 182 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 53 | 1 | 29 | 53 | 105 | 105 | 14 | 14 |
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