St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 12 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
14.1° C
(Which is 2.3°C warmer than normal 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 12AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (13 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Evening (13 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
!
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
W
2.5
W
2.5
W
2.4
W
2.2
W
2
W
1.9
W
1.8
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
WSW
1.2
WSW
1.2
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
1.1
W
Period(s) (?)1516151414141313131212121211117888999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)36503439272123751972149712561094826660556396314287274118183186186190199207211216
Wind
(km/h)
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:29PM
3.09
2:41AM
3.41
3:11PM
3.42
3:20AM
3.76
3:46PM
3.76
3:55AM
4.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:57PM
1.36
8:34AM
1.06
8:52PM
1.02
9:22AM
0.67
9:38PM
0.64
10:04AM
0.29
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Sunrise-----7:24-------7:22-------7:20--
Sunset-8:51-------8:52-------8:52------
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
1-----------------------
Temp. °C121211111010111111111111111112121212121212121313
Feels °C (?)787767766788877789888899
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