Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 1AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.1m 9s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat night, min 15°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun night, light winds from the N by Mon night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1133 | 1027 | 603 | 505 | 299 | 188 | 199 | 324 | 317 | 334 | 352 | 470 | 582 | 651 | 654 | 623 | 567 | 512 | 386 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 6:14PM4.49m | 6:29AM4.28m | 6:42PM4.51m | 6:58AM4.30m | 7:12PM4.45m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:40AM-0.02m | 12:53PM0.04m | 1:15AM-0.01m | 1:29PM0.08m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:50 | — |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 16 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 |
| kJ | — | 832 | 603 | 505 | 299 | 169 | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 623 | 567 | 512 | 386 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 197 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | — | — | — | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1133 | 1027 | — | — | — | 188 | 157 | 324 | 317 | 334 | 352 | 470 | 582 | 651 | 654 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 368 | 369 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 368 | 146 | 369 | 369 | 368 | 368 | 368 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 27 | 27 |
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