Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (15 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 4AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.7m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (15 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (15 Oct) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the NNE by Fri afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 14 | Thursday 15 | Friday 16 | |||||||||||||||||
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 | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 279 | 234 | 237 | 242 | 335 | 441 | 510 | 591 | 689 | 1241 | 1299 | 1263 | 1192 | 1141 | 1002 | 972 | 723 | 689 | 591 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:07PM3.92m | 7:18AM3.95m | 7:36PM3.66m | 7:49AM3.70m | 8:09PM3.37m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:50AM0.62m | 2:14PM0.68m | 2:30AM0.94m | 2:57PM1.00m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:26 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 13 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 279 | 234 | 237 | 242 | 335 | 441 | 510 | 591 | 689 | 1241 | 1299 | 1263 | 1192 | 1141 | 1002 | 972 | 723 | 689 | 591 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | W 14 | W 12 | W 14 | W 10 | — | — | — | S 4 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 56 | 98 | 113 | 134 | 94 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 3 | N 4 | NNW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 18 | 43 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60 | 1 | 87 | 27 | 40 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 65 | 51 | 65 | 51 |
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