Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 9s period with NW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 2AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed night, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Wed night, light winds from the NE by Thu night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 7 | Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 165 | 315 | 507 | 818 | 799 | 549 | 338 | 65 | 62 | 165 | 121 | 58 | 107 | 150 | 190 | 64 | 99 | 81 | 117 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | off | off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:35PM4.08m | 4:03AM3.99m | 4:16PM4.32m | 4:39AM4.19m | 4:51PM4.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:21PM0.44m | 9:39AM0.45m | 10:07PM0.17m | 10:24AM0.18m | 10:48PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:32 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 12 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 5 | S 5 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | — | W 16 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 13 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 5 | 62 | 62 | 14 | 121 | 58 | 107 | 150 | 190 | 64 | 99 | 71 | 35 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | W 14 | — | W 13 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 15 | — | 14 | 16 | 15 | 115 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | W 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | 165 | 315 | 507 | 818 | 799 | 549 | 338 | 65 | 49 | 165 | — | — | — | — | 123 | 20 | 52 | 81 | 117 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 442 | 1116 | 676 | 708 | 155 | 155 | 69 | 40 | 155 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 87 | 368 | 368 | 281 | 236 |
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