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St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Tuesday 27 Jan 2026 CET
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St Gilles Croix de Vie surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's St Gilles Croix de Vie sea temperature is
9.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today?

The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 6AM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.7m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jan)11ft (3.5m)12s
Afternoon (27 Jan)15ft (4.5m)12s
Evening (27 Jan)15ft (4.5m)14s

Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
!
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0
0
0
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0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.7
W
3
SW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
Period(s) (?)13121281212131314141414151717171717161616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)835738800117429234604732886166815605359625826585573046995724270776671636561246556589645153380
Wind
(km/h)
50
SSE
50
SSE
40
SSE
45
SSW
40
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
30
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:47PM
3.47
10:26AM
3.45
11:20PM
3.36
12:20PM
3.36
1:09AM
3.47
1:57PM
3.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.98
5:15PM
1.03
5:52AM
1.06
6:29PM
1.07
7:10AM
0.95
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Sunrise----8:37-------8:37-------8:36---
Sunset------6:02-------6:04-------6:06-
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
67541-----11---111221111
Temp. °C1011121211999109888109910991010111010
Feels °C (?)12432-1024434343334466665
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