Gillis surf break

Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 12 Apr 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
17.4° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Gillis today?

The current surf forecast for Gillis at 1AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (PDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)14s
Evening (13 Apr)5ft (1.5m)6s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
SSW
0.7
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.6
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.3
W
1.1
W
0.5
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SSW
0.4
SW
1
W
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
0.5
SSW
Period(s) (?)1515151515151414141467771316161616166151515
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1881881691691721671181151101101442201441051021021021021026980123123123
Wind
(km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
W
20
W
5
W
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
5
SSE
15
SW
20
WSW
15
W
10
W
5
SSE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
1.73
6:53AM
1.84
7:59PM
1.86
7:41AM
1.88
8:19PM
2.02
8:27AM
1.89
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:02PM
0.48
1:12AM
1.03
1:30PM
0.46
1:50AM
0.81
1:58PM
0.48
2:29AM
0.58
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise------6:24-------6:24-------6:22-
Sunset-7:22-------7:22-------7:23------
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171716151414141617171615151515171817171615151618
Feels °C (?)131213121111121211111114141313151513141414141516
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