Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (12 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 12s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Oct) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (12 Oct) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | |||||||||||||||||
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 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 236 | 186 | 170 | 123 | 116 | 59 | 466 | 1012 | 1248 | 1065 | 1013 | 895 | 773 | 655 | 546 | 459 | 389 | 459 | 457 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 5:50PM4.44m | 6:02AM4.37m | 6:16PM4.32m | 6:26AM4.29m | 6:41PM4.14m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:02AM-0.03m | 12:20PM-0.01m | 00:38AM0.11m | 12:57PM0.14m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — |
mm | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 |
| kJ | 236 | 186 | 170 | 123 | 116 | 38 | 466 | 1012 | 1248 | 1065 | 1013 | 895 | 773 | 655 | 546 | 459 | 389 | 459 | 457 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 129 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 2 | SSW 3 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | SSW 4 | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 13 | 32 | 21 | 10 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 60 | 60 | 143 | 143 | 1 | 60 | 210 | 91 | 91 | 91 | 40 | 40 | 91 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 27 |
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