Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (20 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (20 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (20 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sun morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 216 | 194 | 199 | 343 | 375 | 399 | 265 | 225 | 217 | 188 | 358 | 225 | 211 | 254 | 126 | 118 | 90 | 87 | 35 | 45 | 22 |
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-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | off | off |
High Tide | 9:52AM3.25m | 10:21PM3.04m | 11:00AM3.01m | 00:55AM2.84m | 1:49PM2.98m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:57PM1.31m | 5:23AM1.48m | 6:02PM1.54m | 6:34AM1.63m | 7:21PM1.58m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 8 |
| kJ | 216 | 194 | 27 | 343 | 375 | 399 | 265 | 225 | 217 | 188 | 358 | — | — | 254 | 126 | 118 | 90 | 87 | 35 | 29 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 10 | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 15 | 27 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 45 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 199 | 203 | 259 | 265 | — | — | — | — | 235 | 225 | 211 | 162 | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | 2 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 87 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 0 | 40 | 275 | 275 | 155 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
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