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St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 29 Jan 2026 CET
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
St Gilles Croix de Vie surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's St Gilles Croix de Vie sea temperature is
9.7° C
 (Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today?

The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 11PM is: 3.5m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)--
Afternoon (29 Jan)11ft (3.5m)15s
Evening (29 Jan)11ft (3.5m)14s

Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WSW
3
WSW
3.5
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
W
4
W
3.5
WSW
3.5
WSW
3.5
W
Period(s) (?)151414131313141718171716161616161616161515151414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4522366950964943537657897522175732310720523175901371910907946294589458103049942997975387228517048344942
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
SW
45
W
40
WSW
45
W
35
WSW
35
SW
55
SW
45
WSW
45
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WNW
5
W
5
ESE
20
WNW
15
W
15
SW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
20
SSW
30
SSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		onononcross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		glasscross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:57PM
3.52
2:26AM
3.75
3:03PM
3.77
3:24AM
4.08
3:56PM
4.01
4:12AM
4.36
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:43PM
0.93
8:21AM
0.68
8:47PM
0.67
9:21AM
0.36
9:41PM
0.37
10:12AM
0.07
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise------8:34-------8:33-------8:32-
Sunset6:06-------6:07-------6:08-------
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
12211--311-21-1-----1122
Temp. °C111111101010101111101098991010101111991011
Feels °C (?)651202202045477566764547
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