Gillis surf break

Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 20 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
17.4° 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 2AM is: 0.4m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)19s
Afternoon (21 May)1.5ft (0.4m)15s
Evening (21 May)1.5ft (0.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed night, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
2 PM
5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
57
96
184
184
96
76
107
107
107
77
150
246
246
79
79
106
106
112
119
122
166
166
169
Wind (km/h)
15
W
5
WSW
10
SSE
5
SE
10
SE
10
S
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
S
5
S
5
S
5
SSE
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
SW
10
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:43AM2.16m
3:41PM1.59m
1:54AM1.95m
4:41PM1.69m
3:17AM1.76m
Low Tide
6:29PM1.26m
8:26AM0.21m
8:03PM1.29m
9:28AM0.33m
9:50PM1.23m
10:25AM0.46m
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>
5:48
5:48
5:47
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:52
7:52
Temp °C
25
23
18
18
19
22
21
21
19
18
16
16
17
19
19
19
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
19
21
21
17
18
19
21
19
19
17
17
15
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
15
0.4
SW
15
0.7
W
5
0.7
W
6
0.6
W
6
0.6
W
5
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
14
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
15
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
Energy kJ
79
57
25
30
21
20
76
107
107
107
15
10
246
246
79
72
106
106
112
119
122
166
166
169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
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
0.4
SW
15
0.5
SW
18
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
SW
14
0.4
SW
18
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.3
W
4
0.3
W
5
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
Energy kJ
26
11
56
184
184
55
37
37
36
32
77
150
6
6
51
79
27
26
25
3
5
11
11
11
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
13
0.1
SW
19
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
0.3
S
13
0.4
SW
14
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
13
0.1
W
11
0.1
W
11
0.1
SW
22
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
12
0.2
W
5
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
Energy kJ
3
15
96
56
55
96
37
3
3
3
31
52
31
30
30
29
2
2
19
25
25
2
18
18
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
5
0.6
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.5
W
3
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.3
W
5
0.5
W
3
Energy kJ
8
12
14
17
15
14
6
4
6
5
5
5
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
3
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
14
0
5
0
3
17
191
53
24
14
15
0
5
17
433
63
29
14
14
0
1
182
433
105
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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