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Gillis surfForecast / CAL – LA County / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 12 May 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
16.9° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Gillis today?
The current surf forecast for Gillis at 2AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (13 May) | 1ft (0.3m) | 18s |
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 18°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | |
140 | 138 | 136 | 133 | 129 | 105 | 104 | 70 | 70 | 99 | 108 | 153 | 232 | 229 | 198 | 191 | 181 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 167 | 158 | 152 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | glassy | glassy | glassy | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | |
High Tide | 6:59PM2.01m | 7:21AM1.64m | 7:27PM2.18m | 8:18AM1.65m | 7:59PM2.34m | 9:14AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:30AM0.65m | 1:00PM0.71m | 2:13AM0.39m | 1:37PM0.78m | 2:58AM0.16m | 2:15PM0.86m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:47 |
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Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 |
14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | W 10 | W 10 |
 kJ | 140 | 138 | 136 | 133 | 129 | 105 | 104 | 70 | 70 | 69 | 108 | 153 | 232 | 229 | 198 | 191 | 181 | 176 | 176 | 176 | 174 | 167 | 92 | 68 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 13 | W 7 | W 8 | W 11 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | WSW 5 | W 10 | W 6 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 61 | 61 | 99 | 69 | 17 | 29 | 91 | 93 | 63 | 59 | 57 | 9 | 53 | 19 | 94 | 158 | 152 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 12 | S 12 | S 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | W 11 | S 11 | W 12 | WNW 13 | SSW 13 | WNW 11 | S 10 | S 10 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | WNW 11 | S 10 | WNW 10 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 32 | 32 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 25 | 31 | 69 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 30 | 22 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 30 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 138 | 105 | 45 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 53 | 29 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
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