Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (21 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 5AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun night, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 265 | 265 | 225 | 217 | 188 | 154 | 184 | 86 | 132 | 103 | 96 | 87 | 85 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 41 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:00AM3.01m | 00:55AM2.84m | 1:49PM2.98m | 2:38AM2.96m | 3:01PM3.18m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:23AM1.48m | 6:02PM1.54m | 6:34AM1.63m | 7:21PM1.58m | 7:53AM1.58m | 8:36PM1.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 29 | 24 |
Feels °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 |
| kJ | — | 265 | 225 | 217 | 188 | 154 | — | 86 | 132 | 103 | 96 | 87 | 85 | 33 | 37 | 35 | 36 | 26 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 41 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | W 8 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 13 | W 9 | NW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 12 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | W 15 | NW 7 | NW 7 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 10 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 2 | NNW 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 |
| kJ | 265 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 184 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 275 | 369 | 87 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 220 | 208 | 214 | 281 | 281 | 220 | 131 | 251 |
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