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St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 CET
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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
9.3° C
 (Which is 2.4°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 9PM is: 2.2m 14s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jan)--
Afternoon (17 Jan)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (17 Jan)7ft (2.2m)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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Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
2
2
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1.4
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
Period(s) (?)141414131313121212111111111110101111111716161616
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)235820951781138712158356465474643692842312311811741331412772846001026237423742203
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
15
NE
20
NE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
10
SE
10
ENE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SSW
25
WNW
10
W
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
20
S
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscrossoncross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:11PM
3.70
4:24AM
3.97
4:42PM
3.84
4:55AM
4.14
5:11PM
3.95
5:24AM
4.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:10PM
0.70
10:35AM
0.54
10:48PM
0.50
11:12AM
0.36
11:24PM
0.35
11:49AM
0.23
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise------8:45-------8:45-------8:45-
Sunset5:47-------5:50-------5:51-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
---13-------------------
Temp. °C10109991010111211101010119101010111010101010
Feels °C (?)7744555799877104775767654
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