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Gillis surf break

Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 20 Apr 2026 PDT
Forecast 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
17.4° 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 7AM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)13s
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
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
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
1.4
W
1.5
W
Period(s) (?)1313131313131314121212121219191919181818181867
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)57575656685554322929305050666666635597152152150148210
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
0
SE
5
S
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
5
SW
5
SW
5
SSE
15
S
25
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
15
W
10
WNW
5
SW
20
WSW
25
W
20
W
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
onononcross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crossononcross-
on
cross-
on
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:01PM
2.39
1:08PM
1.46
11:49PM
2.29
2:42PM
1.40
12:48AM
2.14
4:30PM
1.45
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:28AM
0.13
5:16PM
1.13
7:35AM
0.21
6:08PM
1.26
8:52AM
0.29
7:41PM
1.36
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Sunrise--6:16-------6:16-------6:13-----
Sunset-----7:28-------7:29-------7:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-------------1----------
Temp. °C151516181818171616161618181817151414141718191716
Feels °C (?)141516161514141415161515141414121111121513131315
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