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Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Monday 27 Apr 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
16.9° C
(Which is 2.2°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: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (28 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 16s |
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 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | SW 15 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 | SW 14 | |
18 | 28 | 31 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 38 | 24 | 36 | 60 | 58 | 61 | 47 | 44 | 33 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 7:54PM2.03m | 8:08AM1.76m | 8:18PM2.11m | 8:54AM1.72m | 8:41PM2.17m | 9:36AM1.68m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:13AM0.61m | 1:58PM0.65m | 2:51AM0.47m | 2:26PM0.76m | 3:25AM0.36m | 2:52PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:36 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 14 |
 kJ | 16 | 28 | 28 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 41 | 40 | 12 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 38 | 24 | 36 | 25 | 58 | 61 | 47 | 44 | 33 | 33 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 16 | S 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 10 | 10 | 10 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 39 | 14 | 23 | 6 | 35 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | W 13 | W 13 | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 16 | SW 13 | S 16 | S 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 11 | S 11 | SW 12 | S 11 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
| kJ | 10 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 20 | 7 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | WSW 5 | W 4 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 5 | — | — | — | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
| kJ | 18 | 27 | 31 | 27 | — | — | 7 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | 13 | 12 | 12 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | 35 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 191 | 462 | 230 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 138 | 57 | 30 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 105 |
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