Gillis surf break

Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 20 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 2.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gillis today?

The current surf forecast for Gillis at 8PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
Evening (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
SW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.3
S
0.4
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.6
W
2
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
0.5
S
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)13131314121212121219191919181818181867771616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)685554322929305050666666635597152152150193435212183131125
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSE
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
5
SW
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
onglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:08PM
1.46
11:49PM
2.29
2:42PM
1.40
12:48AM
2.14
4:30PM
1.45
2:06AM
1.99
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16PM
1.13
7:35AM
0.21
6:08PM
1.26
8:52AM
0.29
7:41PM
1.36
10:10AM
0.34
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:16-------6:13-------6:13-
Sunset-7:28-------7:29-------7:30------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C181817161615161816181716151414161719171616161618
Feels °C (?)161515141514151513141413121212141415131515151517
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