
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (08 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 12PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (08 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Evening (08 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 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 Fri night. Warm (max 36°C on Fri afternoon, min 23°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Thu morning, fresh winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Sat 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 46 | 44 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross | on | cross-on | cross | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 10:52AM3.45m | 11:21PM3.57m | 12:07PM3.44m | 00:43AM3.55m | 1:29PM3.55m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.84m | 5:35PM0.99m | 6:10AM0.90m | 6:39PM0.99m | 7:15AM0.89m | 7:48PM0.88m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | |
— | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | 10:00 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 25 | 23 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 33 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 29 | 26 |
Feels °C | 21 | 19 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 28 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 26 | 24 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | NW 4 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
13 | 13 | 11 | 6 | 33 | 32 | 32 | 48 | 47 | 45 | 65 | 67 | 67 | 47 | 46 | 7 | 43 | 42 | 49 | 46 | 44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | SSW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 4 | NNW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | W 14 | NW 3 | W 12 |
9 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 44 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | — | W 7 | W 8 | — | — | WSW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | — | — | — | — | W 15 | — | W 13 | WNW 12 |
— | 8 | 8 | 8 | — | 4 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 3 | 15 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 2 | — | — | SW 5 | — | — | NNW 2 | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | E 2 | ESE 3 | E 3 | — | — | WNW 2 | — | NNW 4 |
— | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 5 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 13 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 161 | 119 | 119 | 209 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 119 | 208 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 40 | 140 | 0 |
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