Gillis surf break

Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 11 Apr 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 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gillis today?

The current surf forecast for Gillis at 6AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Afternoon (12 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)15s
Evening (12 Apr)2ft (0.6m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.3
W
1.5
W
1.6
WNW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
Period(s) (?)161616151515151515151515141414146771413161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)217217215201193191188188169169172167118115110110113199247105102102102102
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
WSW
15
W
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
15
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
20
WSW
5
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
SSE
15
SW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:35PM
1.62
6:01AM
1.78
7:44PM
1.73
6:53AM
1.84
7:59PM
1.86
7:41AM
1.88
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:32AM
1.23
1:02PM
0.48
1:12AM
1.03
1:30PM
0.46
1:50AM
0.81
1:58PM
0.48
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:26-------6:24-------6:24---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:22-------7:23
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--1112------------------
Temp. °C161616171617171716151414141617171616161515171818
Feels °C (?)141414141414121212121112121211111215151313151515
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