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Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 15 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
16.8° C
(Which is 1.6°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: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (16 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 9s |
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 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | |
149 | 104 | 104 | 116 | 162 | 168 | 214 | 146 | 209 | 262 | 427 | 311 | 224 | 230 | 185 | 127 | 165 | 235 | 258 | 146 | 146 | 105 | 74 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 8:35PM2.47m | 10:10AM1.63m | 9:16PM2.54m | 11:07AM1.59m | 10:00PM2.55m | 12:08PM1.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:45AM-0.00m | 2:55PM0.95m | 4:35AM-0.08m | 3:38PM1.03m | 5:28AM-0.09m | 4:24PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 12 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 |
 kJ | 149 | 68 | 90 | 116 | 162 | 168 | 214 | 146 | 209 | 262 | 427 | 311 | 224 | 230 | 185 | 127 | 165 | 235 | 258 | 146 | 146 | 105 | 74 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 14 | WNW 12 | S 15 |
| kJ | 68 | 104 | 104 | 107 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 118 | 118 | 80 | 92 | 123 | 166 | 121 | 86 | 125 | 126 | 128 | 85 | 53 | 36 | 30 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | WNW 12 | W 14 | W 13 | W 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | WNW 12 |
| kJ | 2 | 50 | 50 | 23 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 89 | 64 | 65 | 62 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 59 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 31 | 30 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 105 | 53 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 17 | 462 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 17 |
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