Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (23 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 14s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 10PM is: 0.4m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 23). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 14s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Sun night, min 18°C on Mon morning). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 23 | Monday 24 | Tuesday 25 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 32 | 47 | 40 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 20 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 3:01PM3.18m | 3:32AM3.18m | 3:48PM3.45m | 4:11AM3.42m | 4:23PM3.72m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:36PM1.43m | 8:59AM1.36m | 9:33PM1.14m | 9:49AM1.05m | 10:17PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 23 | 18 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 18 | 24 | 25 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | S 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | S 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | S 4 | S 4 |
| kJ | 32 | 47 | 40 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 6 | 26 | 15 | 14 | 6 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 14 | W 9 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 32 | 27 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 12 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | — | N 6 | W 9 | — | — | W 13 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 3 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | E 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | — | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 |
| kJ | 6 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 6 | — | 9 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 19 | 20 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 256 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 21 | 100 | 369 | 446 | 434 | 436 | 472 | 446 | 0 | 208 | 55 | 163 | 220 | 239 | 239 |
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