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Gillis Surf Photo: 'surfer' by Mark Poyser

Lat Long: 33.95° N 118.45° W

Issued: 4 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

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Today's Gillis sea temperature is

17.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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
	W	NNE	WNW	W	W
	11 s	glass	8 s	7 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 April 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
	W	WSW	WNW	W	W
	11 s	cross- on	8 s	11 s	7 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 April 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
	W	WSW		W	S
	11 s	on		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 April 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
	W	WSW	WNW	W	W
	12 s	cross- on	8 s	9 s	11 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 April 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	WNW	W	W
	12 s	glass	8 s	8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 April 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	NE		W	W
	12 s	off		8 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 8 April 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	NE		W	S
	12 s	off		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April 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	NE		W	S
	12 s	off		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April 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	NE		W	S
	12 s	off		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April 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
	W	NE		W	S
	12 s	glass		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April 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
	W	WSW		W	S
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April 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
	W	W		W	S
	12 s	cross- on		12 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April 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	S
	12 s	cross		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April 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	S
	11 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 9 April 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	WSW		W	S
	11 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 April 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	ENE		W	S
	11 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 April 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	SSE		W	S
	11 s	glass		11 s	12 s

Open ocean wave model on 10 April at 7 am

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

Image captured 2 hours and 40 minutes after high water (falling ordinary tide). Tide height was 0.9m (2.9 ft). Range 8.59m (28.2 ft). Toggle tide graph

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Gillis Surf Photo: 'surfer' by Mark Poyser

LACoLifeguards: Surf Report 4/9: 3-4' + Waist to shoulder high occ. 5' WNW swell-mix eases. AM offshore flow. Early AM high tide. Fair to Good conditions

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User: Mark Poyser (72 photos)

Country: United States (4069 photos)

Photo taken at: 8:06 am 9 Apr 2018