
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (26 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 7AM is: 1.1m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (26 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (26 Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WNW on Sun night, calm by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 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 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
216 | 110 | 68 | 76 | 71 | 67 | 95 | 164 | 254 | 125 | 172 | 140 | 113 | 237 | 242 | 88 | 71 | 105 | 98 | 74 | 74 | 52 | 51 | 48 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross | off |
High Tide | 3:45AM3.28m | 4:02PM3.50m | 4:26AM3.45m | 4:40PM3.70m | 5:01AM3.62m | 5:13PM3.90m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:22AM1.23m | 9:53PM1.07m | 10:11AM1.02m | 10:39PM0.84m | 10:54AM0.79m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:45 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | SW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 |
— | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 177 | 125 | 172 | 140 | 113 | 237 | 242 | 88 | 71 | 105 | 98 | 74 | 74 | 52 | 51 | 48 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | — | — | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 2 | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NE 3 | E 2 | ESE 2 | — | — | — | — |
216 | 110 | 68 | 76 | 71 | 67 | 95 | 164 | 254 | — | — | — | — | 135 | 146 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 40 | 55 | 382 | 1229 | 397 | 275 | 155 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 87 | 275 | 40 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 119 | 220 | 27 | 0 |
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