
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (18 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 8s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 2AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (18 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Fri night, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:51PM4.52m | 8:17AM4.04m | 8:33PM4.30m | 8:59AM3.84m | 9:16PM4.01m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:08AM-0.07m | 2:23PM0.13m | 2:53AM0.17m | 3:09PM0.37m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 23 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 22 |
Feels °C | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 23 | 22 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | NW 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 5 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | ESE 4 | NW 6 | — | W 10 |
— | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | SE 5 | WNW 5 | SE 4 | W 11 | W 14 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | NW 3 | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 |
9 | 6 | 7 | 2 | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 17 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 12 | 18 | 15 | 8 | 3 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1328 | 851 | 794 | 851 | 834 | 852 | 926 | 926 | 784 | 784 | 477 | 257 | 220 | 256 | 466 | 454 | 412 | 281 | |
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