Gillis surf break

Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 23 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
17.7° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gillis today?

The current surf forecast for Gillis at 2PM is: 0.6m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Afternoon (23 May)2ft (0.6m)16s
Evening (23 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. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tue
26
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.4
SSW
18
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
SSW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
122
166
166
169
169
169
122
121
118
107
142
102
103
102
103
102
201
255
255
333
329
295
284
215
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
SW
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:28PM1.81m
4:43AM1.63m
6:07PM1.92m
6:02AM1.56m
6:39PM2.01m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.46m
11:21PM1.07m
11:15AM0.58m
00:29AM0.87m
11:59AM0.70m
1:21AM0.68m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:47
5:46
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
7:52
7:53
7:54
7:54
Temp °C
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
14
15
17
17
18
17
15
15
14
15
16
17
18
17
15
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SSW
15
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.5
SW
14
0.7
SSW
15
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
17
0.8
SSW
16
0.8
SSW
16
0.7
W
5
Energy kJ
122
166
166
169
169
169
122
121
118
107
142
102
103
102
102
102
201
255
255
333
329
295
284
28
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
4
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
11
0.4
SW
19
0.3
SSW
19
0.3
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
18
0.4
SSW
17
0.4
W
4
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.1
S
10
0.7
SSW
16
Energy kJ
2
11
11
11
11
10
9
37
37
37
9
90
69
64
103
99
5
7
7
7
7
2
2
215
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
12
0.2
W
5
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
W
5
0.2
SSW
19
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
15
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
14
0.1
W
13
0.1
S
10
Energy kJ
25
2
18
18
18
1
36
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
5
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.4
W
3
0.3
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.2
W
3
0.3
W
2
0.5
W
3
0.6
W
4
0.6
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.3
W
4
0.4
W
3
0.7
W
4
0.8
W
4
0.8
W
5
0.7
W
5
0.9
WNW
6
Energy kJ
5
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
5
9
10
7
5
5
3
4
13
25
33
27
50
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
182
433
105
29
14
4
0
29
57
105
138
105
6
4
0
0
138
182
182
24
29
24
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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