
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (17 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 7PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (17 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 17 | Friday 18 | Saturday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
275 | 400 | 363 | 102 | 100 | 295 | 237 | 248 | 248 | 847 | 826 | 733 | 593 | 447 | 345 | 256 | 244 | 192 | 186 | 170 | 167 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 8:21AM3.63m | 8:40PM3.36m | 8:57AM3.34m | 9:21PM3.04m | 9:49AM3.03m | 10:40PM2.75m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:26PM1.01m | 3:46AM1.26m | 4:17PM1.35m | 4:41AM1.56m | 5:23PM1.60m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 8:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:12 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 |
275 | 400 | 363 | 102 | 100 | 295 | 237 | 248 | 201 | 847 | 826 | 733 | 593 | 447 | 345 | 256 | 244 | 192 | 186 | 170 | 167 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 46 | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 2 |
— | 265 | 245 | 39 | 54 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 65 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 265 | 40 | 27 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 55 | 27 | 27 | 0 |
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