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Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Sunday 24 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
17.8° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gillis today?
The current surf forecast for Gillis at 3AM is: 0.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 17s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 17s |
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 Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 8 | SSW 14 | W 8 | SSW 14 | W 6 | |
103 | 102 | 103 | 102 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 333 | 329 | 295 | 284 | 215 | 263 | 256 | 256 | 259 | 259 | 394 | 427 | 240 | 178 | 253 | 158 | 115 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | on | |
High Tide | 6:07PM1.92m | 6:02AM1.56m | 6:39PM2.01m | 7:10AM1.53m | 7:08PM2.08m | 8:07AM1.52m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:29AM0.87m | 11:59AM0.70m | 1:21AM0.68m | 12:37PM0.82m | 2:03AM0.52m | 1:11PM0.92m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:55 |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
 kJ | 103 | 102 | 102 | 102 | 201 | 255 | 255 | 333 | 329 | 295 | 284 | 39 | 42 | 44 | 256 | 259 | 259 | 260 | 255 | 240 | 163 | 102 | 158 | 115 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | W 4 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 6 | S 9 | S 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | W 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 69 | 64 | 103 | 99 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 215 | 263 | 256 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 196 | 186 | 178 | 178 | 158 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | W 12 | W 12 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | W 15 | W 15 | S 9 | S 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 9 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 30 | 35 | 66 | 67 | 71 | 73 | 48 | 167 | 394 | 427 | — | — | 253 | 92 | 100 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 105 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 182 | 182 | 14 | 29 | 24 | 17 | 5 | 5 | 1009 | 1007 | 29 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 462 | 462 |
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