
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (08 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 4AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 08). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 2s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (08 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 19°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | NW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 00:15AM3.34m | 1:13PM3.39m | 2:11AM3.41m | 2:46PM3.63m | 3:28AM3.67m | 3:51PM3.98m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:50AM1.11m | 7:31PM1.02m | 8:06AM1.01m | 8:46PM0.78m | 9:14AM0.76m | 9:50PM0.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:27 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NNW 3 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | NW 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 3 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 9 |
2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | NNW 3 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | W 11 | W 6 | WNW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | WNW 10 | NW 3 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 |
7 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | — | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WSW 7 | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 2 | ENE 2 | E 2 | ESE 3 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 11 | 18 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 655 | 709 | 791 | 810 | 725 | 256 | 254 | 220 | 208 | 208 | 197 | 140 | 169 | 169 | 656 | 553 | 40 | 208 | 208 | 119 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 208 |
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