
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (13 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 7PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (13 Jul) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 28°C on Wed afternoon, min 21°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thu 16 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 21 | 34 | 26 | 39 | 37 | 26 | 22 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 22 | 20 | 26 | 37 | 27 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:42PM4.29m | 5:14AM4.19m | 5:33PM4.51m | 6:04AM4.28m | 6:21PM4.63m | 6:50AM4.28m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:23AM0.36m | 10:54PM0.09m | 11:16AM0.15m | 11:47PM-0.12m | 12:05PM-0.01m | 00:36AM-0.23m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | |
— | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:58 | — | — | — | 9:57 | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 26 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 22 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 5 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | WSW 6 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 6 | W 12 | W 5 | WSW 5 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | NW 4 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 5 |
28 | 1 | 2 | 26 | 1 | 37 | 26 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 21 | 21 | 7 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 26 | 14 | 27 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | NW 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 14 | W 13 | — | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 10 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | — | W 9 | W 11 | W 9 |
1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 11 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 2 | 14 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 8 | W 14 | W 8 | W 13 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | W 6 |
— | — | — | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WNW 3 | WSW 6 | — | — | W 6 | — | — | W 4 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | W 5 | — |
1 | 21 | 34 | 3 | 39 | — | — | 22 | — | — | 6 | 5 | 14 | 12 | — | 6 | 6 | 16 | 18 | 22 | 20 | — | 37 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 215 | 368 | 469 | 369 | 257 | 257 | 236 | 161 | 462 | 461 | 466 | 333 | 208 | 208 | 169 | 466 | 466 | 451 | 466 | 612 | 126 | 0 | 557 | 260 |
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