Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 1AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Wed 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 115 | 122 | 141 | 138 | 125 | 163 | 121 | 154 | 85 | 193 | 58 | 57 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:28PM4.57m | 5:54AM4.32m | 6:09PM4.71m | 6:33AM4.37m | 6:47PM4.71m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:33PM-0.15m | 11:49AM-0.09m | 00:17AM-0.29m | 12:32PM-0.18m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 9:23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 29 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 23 | 25 |
Feels °C | 26 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 5 |
49 | 69 | 62 | 61 | 85 | 85 | 87 | 115 | 122 | 141 | 138 | 125 | 163 | 121 | 154 | 85 | 108 | 58 | 49 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 5 | W 5 | NW 4 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 9 | WNW 5 | — |
— | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | — | 21 | 25 | 10 | 193 | 37 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 275 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 209 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 18 | 275 | 275 | 141 | 0 |
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