Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (12 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 6PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (12 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 35°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wed 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 53 | 254 | 123 | 139 | 55 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:46PM4.02m | 4:20AM4.02m | 4:42PM4.29m | 5:14AM4.19m | 5:33PM4.51m | 6:04AM4.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25AM0.60m | 9:58PM0.37m | 10:23AM0.36m | 10:54PM0.09m | 11:16AM0.15m | 11:47PM-0.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — |
 | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | 9:58 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 22 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 32 | 27 | 19 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | W 8 | NW 5 | W 14 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | — | 123 | 95 | 43 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 12 | WNW 4 | W 12 | W 11 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 8 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 7 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | — | WNW 4 | — | WNW 4 | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | W 4 |
| kJ | 2 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 53 | 254 | — | 139 | 55 | 43 | 37 | 37 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 169 | 169 | 208 | 248 | 368 | 368 | 42 | 0 | 1 | 254 | 368 | 254 | 248 | 256 | 256 | 220 | 220 | 208 | 466 | 466 | 208 | 466 | 265 | 208 |
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