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Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 PST
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
16.2° C
 (Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gillis today?

The current surf forecast for Gillis at 4PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (27 Jan)0.5ft (0.2m)19s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
W
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
S
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.6
WNW
0.2
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.3
SSW
0.2
SSW
0.4
WNW
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.5
W
0.7
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
Period(s) (?)11131313131913134181818181110101414131313131414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)201717171437171714313161313954102107187289280263225253206
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
10
SW
15
W
10
WNW
5
NNW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
N
5
NNE
5
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
N
5
NE
10
W
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off		crossglassglassglassonglasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glasscross-
on		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:23PM
1.30
4:40AM
2.18
7:23PM
1.42
5:43AM
2.31
8:04PM
1.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
0.48
9:38PM
1.19
12:31PM
0.26
11:09PM
1.20
1:21PM
0.08
12:17AM
1.13
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Fri
30
Sunrise6:54-------6:52-------6:52-------
Sunset---5:19-------5:20-------5:21----
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C161720191918171616172020181717171719232322212020
Feels °C (?)111316141515141212141715161413121215191818161515
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