Gillis surf break

Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 11 May 2026 PDT
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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 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gillis today?

The current surf forecast for Gillis at 9AM is: 0.7m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00am May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Afternoon (11 May)2.5ft (0.7m)16s
Evening (11 May)2ft (0.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
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
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
171
226
226
226
223
164
158
146
144
188
188
188
142
140
138
136
133
129
105
104
70
70
99
Wind (km/h)
0
S
5
SSW
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
S
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
5
S
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:11AM1.60m
6:37PM1.84m
6:20AM1.61m
6:59PM2.01m
7:21AM1.64m
7:27PM2.18m
Low Tide
11:58PM1.16m
11:49AM0.62m
00:46AM0.92m
12:25PM0.66m
1:30AM0.65m
1:00PM0.71m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:45
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
14
14
16
20
21
20
18
17
16
15
16
18
18
18
16
15
15
15
15
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
16
19
20
18
17
16
16
14
16
17
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
14
14
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.6
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.5
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
0.4
SSW
13
Energy kJ
171
171
226
226
226
223
164
158
146
144
188
188
188
142
140
138
136
133
129
105
104
70
70
69
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
13
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
12
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
W
11
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
Energy kJ
58
38
50
31
31
3
3
11
12
30
31
33
51
26
25
25
24
22
21
21
21
61
61
99
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
13
0.3
W
6
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
11
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
19
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
W
11
0.3
WNW
12
0.3
WNW
12
Energy kJ
13
6
3
3
3
4
4
26
28
13
13
2
13
10
10
11
11
28
32
32
31
9
28
28
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.4
W
9
0.4
W
10
0.3
W
2
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
48
47
28
29
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
182
182
53
29
29
24
17
14
17
17
17
32
15
4
0
0
182
462
63
57
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
9
5
5
9
5
9
9
8
9
9
8
6
8
7
6
6
9
9
5
9
5
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