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Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 08 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
16.1° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gillis today?
The current surf forecast for Gillis at 3PM is: 0.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction, 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (08 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 13s |
| Evening (08 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
Table - waves today at Gillis. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | W 9 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | |
38 | 27 | 27 | 48 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 170 | 165 | 76 | 75 | 100 | 130 | 322 | 305 | 180 | 123 | 207 | 273 | 270 | 267 | 237 | 171 | 171 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:02PM1.49m | 2:18AM1.68m | 6:08PM1.58m | 3:49AM1.62m | 6:20PM1.69m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:35AM0.58m | 8:48PM1.45m | 10:28AM0.59m | 10:51PM1.35m | 11:11AM0.60m | 11:58PM1.16m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:54 |
 | — | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | — | 7:45 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | SW 13 | SW 18 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 19 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
 kJ | 38 | 26 | 27 | 48 | 32 | 30 | 58 | 56 | 60 | 76 | 60 | 65 | 64 | 322 | 33 | 43 | 31 | 207 | 273 | 270 | 267 | 237 | 171 | 171 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 16 | SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 16 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | W 9 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 |
| kJ | 27 | 27 | 26 | 27 | 79 | 80 | 81 | 170 | 165 | 76 | 64 | 100 | 130 | 40 | 305 | 180 | 123 | 21 | 22 | 15 | 15 | 38 | 24 | 56 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 18 | W 8 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SSW 13 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | S 12 |
| kJ | 12 | 10 | 12 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 37 | 75 | 75 | 127 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 24 | 12 | 12 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 462 | 105 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 182 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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