
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 4AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm July 10). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 33°C on Sun afternoon, min 22°C on Sat morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Mon 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 11 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 49 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 25 | 14 | 19 | 39 | 22 | 34 | 36 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | on | cross-off | off | glassy | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 2:07AM3.64m | 2:43PM3.76m | 3:19AM3.82m | 3:46PM4.02m | 4:20AM4.02m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:48PM0.88m | 8:22AM0.79m | 8:56PM0.65m | 9:25AM0.60m | 9:58PM0.37m | 10:23AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | |
— | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 33 | 32 | 28 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 25 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSE 4 | WNW 8 | — | WNW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
44 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 39 | 38 | 36 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 49 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 14 | — | 37 | 22 | 34 | 36 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 14 | W 13 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 | W 8 | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
— | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 24 | 23 | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | WNW 11 | NNW 4 | — | — | SSW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | W 8 | — | — | WNW 8 |
— | — | — | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 4 | N 4 | NW 4 | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | N 2 | NE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | ESE 4 | — | WNW 9 | W 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 |
— | 5 | 17 | 8 | 14 | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | 25 | 5 | 19 | 39 | 19 | 7 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 239 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 85 | 220 | 40 | 40 | 220 | 0 | 107 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 197 | 375 | 377 | 382 | 0 | 0 | 347 | 368 |
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