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Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 22 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
17.6° 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 1AM is: 0.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 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 Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 22 | Saturday 23 | Sunday 24 | Mon 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 19 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | |
79 | 79 | 106 | 106 | 113 | 119 | 122 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 107 | 142 | 102 | 103 | 102 | 103 | 102 | 201 | 255 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | |
High Tide | 4:41PM1.69m | 3:17AM1.76m | 5:28PM1.81m | 4:43AM1.63m | 6:07PM1.92m | 6:02AM1.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:50PM1.23m | 10:25AM0.46m | 11:21PM1.07m | 11:15AM0.58m | 00:29AM0.87m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — |
 | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 14 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 |
 kJ | 79 | 72 | 106 | 106 | 113 | 119 | 122 | 166 | 166 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 122 | 121 | 118 | 107 | 142 | 102 | 103 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 201 | 255 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 18 | S 12 | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | S 11 | SW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 51 | 79 | 27 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 9 | 90 | 69 | 64 | 103 | 99 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | W 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | SSW 19 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 10 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 9 | W 15 |
| kJ | 30 | 29 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 11 | 18 | 18 | 18 | — | 36 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | — | W 5 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 3 | W 5 | W 2 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 |
| kJ | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 433 | 138 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 182 | 433 | 105 | 29 | 29 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 105 | 182 | 138 | 105 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 |
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