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Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
17.2° C
(Which is 2.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gillis today?
The current surf forecast for Gillis at 10PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 16s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 14s |
| Evening (24 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
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Mon morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 AM | 11 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | W 15 | W 15 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 15 | W 5 | WNW 5 | |
65 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 75 | 112 | 108 | 55 | 55 | 38 | 38 | 26 | 37 | 44 | 46 | 59 | 48 | 60 | 62 | 54 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 6:26PM1.70m | 5:09AM1.82m | 7:00PM1.82m | 6:20AM1.80m | 7:28PM1.94m | 7:18AM1.78m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:17AM0.37m | 11:37PM1.19m | 12:10PM0.40m | 00:42AM0.99m | 12:52PM0.46m | 1:32AM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — | — | — | — | 7:34 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 7 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 | W 14 | W 5 |
 kJ | 35 | 32 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 75 | 57 | 55 | 55 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 29 | 16 | 25 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | S 14 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 14 | S 13 | S 13 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 16 | SW 15 | W 13 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | W 14 |
| kJ | 65 | 61 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 55 | 55 | 42 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 34 | 22 | 37 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 13 | SW 16 | W 16 | W 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | WSW 13 | SW 17 | W 16 | SW 15 | W 13 | W 13 | W 14 | S 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | 21 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 44 | 43 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 9 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 |
| kJ | — | — | 29 | 52 | 75 | 112 | 108 | 41 | 37 | 32 | 21 | 24 | 34 | 44 | 46 | 59 | 48 | 60 | 62 | 54 | 57 | 45 | 34 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 138 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 17 | 433 | 462 | 148 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 350 | 462 | 462 | 250 | 14 | 71 | 15 | 3 | 17 |
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