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Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 22 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
17.3° C
(Which is 2.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gillis today?
The current surf forecast for Gillis at 4AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 22). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 15s |
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 20°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | W 7 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 15 | |
116 | 233 | 159 | 125 | 131 | 125 | 129 | 75 | 69 | 67 | 67 | 104 | 104 | 66 | 65 | 61 | 56 | 132 | 136 | 109 | 91 | 69 | 50 | 43 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | |
High Tide | 2:06AM1.99m | 5:43PM1.57m | 3:41AM1.87m | 6:26PM1.70m | 5:09AM1.82m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:41PM1.36m | 10:10AM0.34m | 9:57PM1.35m | 11:17AM0.37m | 11:37PM1.19m | 12:10PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:31 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 |
13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 16 | S 15 | W 7 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 |
 kJ | 91 | 150 | 159 | 117 | 94 | 61 | 45 | 75 | 69 | 32 | 51 | 72 | 78 | 63 | 33 | 61 | 56 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 55 | 31 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 11 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | WSW 15 | W 16 | WSW 16 | W 14 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 |
| kJ | 24 | 82 | 127 | 125 | 131 | 125 | 129 | 14 | 11 | 67 | 67 | 104 | 104 | 66 | 65 | 21 | 20 | 24 | 14 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 39 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 14 | W 12 | W 12 | W 14 | SSW 12 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WSW 15 | WSW 15 | W 13 | WSW 15 | W 13 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 14 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 28 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 |
| kJ | 116 | 233 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 54 | 132 | 136 | 109 | 91 | 69 | 50 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 105 | 105 | 14 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 462 | 29 | 14 | 53 | 24 | 29 | 138 | 462 | 462 |
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