Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (19 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 3PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 7s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (19 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 4s |
| Evening (19 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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) | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 5 | W 8 | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 35 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 29 | 77 | 135 | 121 | 114 | 197 | 223 | 216 | 234 | 203 | 375 | 399 | 265 | 212 | 225 | 230 | 221 | 154 | 307 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:12AM3.52m | 9:31PM3.35m | 9:52AM3.25m | 10:21PM3.04m | 11:00AM3.01m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:41AM0.83m | 4:04PM0.98m | 4:27AM1.18m | 4:57PM1.31m | 5:23AM1.48m | 6:02PM1.54m | |||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | NW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | — | WNW 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 18 | 3 | 33 | 29 | 30 | 223 | 216 | 234 | 26 | 375 | 399 | 265 | 212 | 225 | 230 | — | 154 | 199 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | — | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 29 | — | 26 | 23 | 15 | 27 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 11 | W 11 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | W 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | WNW 9 |
| kJ | 35 | — | 14 | 9 | 29 | 77 | 135 | 121 | 114 | 197 | 194 | — | 199 | 203 | 259 | 265 | — | — | — | — | 221 | — | 307 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 312 | 421 | 209 | 992 | 480 | 40 | 40 | 255 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 40 | 87 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 275 | 275 | 155 | 87 |
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