Gillis surf break

Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 10 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
16.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Gillis today?

The current surf forecast for Gillis at 8PM is: 0.7m 17s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.5m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm May 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 May)--
Afternoon (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)18s
Evening (10 May)2.5ft (0.7m)17s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
10
Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wed
13
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
270
267
237
171
171
226
226
226
223
164
158
146
144
188
188
188
142
140
138
136
133
129
105
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SW
0
SSW
0
SW
0
NNW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
S
5
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
10
SSW
on
on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
glassy
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
High Tide
6:20PM1.69m
5:11AM1.60m
6:37PM1.84m
6:20AM1.61m
6:59PM2.01m
7:21AM1.64m
Low Tide
11:11AM0.60m
11:58PM1.16m
11:49AM0.62m
00:46AM0.92m
12:25PM0.66m
1:30AM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<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>
7:44
7:45
7:45
7:45
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
16
17
21
22
21
18
17
16
16
17
19
18
18
16
16
15
15
16
17
15
16
16
17
17
17
18
20
21
19
17
16
16
16
17
18
16
16
15
16
15
16
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
18
0.7
SSW
17
0.7
SSW
16
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
Energy kJ
273
270
267
237
171
171
226
226
226
223
164
158
146
144
188
188
188
142
140
138
136
133
129
105
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
9
0.5
W
9
0.3
W
6
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
0.4
W
10
0.4
W
10
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
Energy kJ
44
41
40
6
58
38
49
31
31
3
3
28
30
30
31
33
51
26
25
25
24
22
21
21
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.2
W
12
0.3
W
9
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
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
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
Energy kJ
12
12
11
14
13
5
3
3
3
4
4
11
12
13
13
2
13
10
10
11
11
28
32
32
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
10
0.5
W
10
0.2
W
3
Energy kJ
48
47
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
182
64
17
0
0
0
0
17
129
129
29
24
14
17
0
17
17
17
24
14
0
0
5
17
Best forecast wave conditions in Los Angeles County
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in United States
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
8
6
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
9
9
7
5
7
7
6
6
7
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