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Gillis Surf Photo: 'Pelicans high in the sky' by Mark Poyser

Issued: 10 am 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gillis sea temperature is

22.3°C

3.5°

Gillis surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

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3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	E		W	WNW
	15 s	cross- off		7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	SSW		W	WNW
	14 s	glass		7 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	SW	W	W	WNW	SSW
	14 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW	W	SSW	W
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	14 s	15 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW	W	W	SSW
	7 s	cross- on	7 s	16 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 27 February at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW	W	SSW	W
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW	W	SSW	WNW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	14 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	W	WNW	W	W	SSW
	6 s	cross- on	6 s	15 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WNW	W	W	W
	14 s	cross- on	5 s	14 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	W	W	SSW
	14 s	cross- on	5 s	14 s	13 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 1 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	WSW	WSW	WNW	W
	14 s	cross- on	6 s	9 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 4 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	W	WSW	WNW	W
	14 s	cross- on	6 s	10 s	14 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 7 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	NE		WSW	WNW
	13 s	glass		6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 28 February at 10 pm

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E		WSW	WNW
	13 s	cross- off		6 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 March at 1 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E	E	WSW	WNW
	13 s	cross- off	2 s	5 s	10 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 March at 4 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	E	E	WSW	WNW
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	5 s	9 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 March at 7 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

3 hours earlier	Peak Waves	Wind	Wind Waves	Swell 1	Swell 2	3 hours later
	WSW	ENE	E	WNW	WSW
	13 s	cross- off	3 s	10 s	6 s

Open ocean wave model on 1 March at 10 am

Forecast wind and swell just offshore from Gillis around the time the photo was taken

Image captured 3 hours and 27 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.7m (2.4 ft). Range 7.97m (26.1 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Gillis Surf Photo: 'Pelicans high in the sky' by Mark Poyser

Normally pelicans cruise close to the water, but in this instance a pair were flying high in the sky. (Maybe because it was windy that morning?)

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User: Mark Poyser (72 photos)

Country: United States (4070 photos)

Photo taken at: 9:22 am 28 Feb 2015