St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Friday 17 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
13.8° C
(Which is 1.7°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 2PM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Afternoon (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.2
W
2
W
1.8
W
1.7
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.5
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.6
W
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.5
W
1.3
W
1.3
W
1.2
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.6
W
Period(s) (?)141413131312121212121211111111111111101010101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1929146511109467156706467357237116044935464013873232722202181671301259468
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
10
NE
5
NNE
15
NW
20
NW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
NE
25
NE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffcrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:05AM
4.62
5:26PM
4.57
5:42AM
4.71
6:01PM
4.65
6:21AM
4.67
6:38PM
4.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:26AM
-0.22
11:44PM
-0.22
12:07PM
-0.28
12:27AM
-0.29
12:49PM
-0.20
1:12AM
-0.21
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise-7:18-------7:16-------7:13------
Sunset-----8:57-------8:59-------9:00--
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C131314151514141312111215161410898101416161311
Feels °C (?)11111312111111987811129323138101285
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