Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (25 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 1AM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 12s |
| Evening (25 Aug) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 27°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 24 | Tuesday 25 | Wednesday 26 | |||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WSW 9 | S 6 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
28 | 27 | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 26 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 28 | 47 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:48PM3.45m | 4:11AM3.42m | 4:23PM3.72m | 4:42AM3.66m | 4:53PM3.98m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:33PM1.14m | 9:49AM1.05m | 10:17PM0.83m | 10:31AM0.74m | 10:56PM0.53m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | |
mm | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 21 |
Feels °C | 21 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | WSW 8 | SW 4 | SW 4 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | SW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 9 |
28 | 16 | 21 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 35 | 35 | 32 | 35 | 37 | 28 | 15 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 12 | W 11 | SW 8 | SW 7 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — |
3 | 27 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — |
1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | — | — | — | SSW 5 | — | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 4 | SW 6 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | — | — | WSW 6 |
9 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 26 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 47 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 89 | 504 | 208 | 126 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 239 | 197 | 169 | 1 | 134 | 133 | 107 | 0 | 119 | 27 |
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