St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 01 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
12.0° C
(Which is 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 7AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Apr)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (01 Apr)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (01 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s

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


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Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
W
1.4
W
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
W
0.9
W
0.9
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.7
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
0.8
W
1.5
WNW
0.8
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.7
W
0.4
W
Period(s) (?)151414141414131313121212121211111111111010101015
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10518027146054872932592022021511441391771741661571515051462702081989670
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
NW
20
WNW
25
WNW
20
WNW
20
W
20
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:17AM
4.40
5:34PM
4.25
5:45AM
4.43
5:59PM
4.30
6:09AM
4.39
6:21PM
4.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:50PM
0.23
11:13AM
0.05
11:28PM
0.07
11:49AM
-0.02
12:04AM
0.01
12:23PM
0.02
Wednesday
01
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Sunrise---7:48-------7:46-------7:43----
Sunset-------8:36-------8:37-------8:37
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C141211989101010111110111211111110101011121212
Feels °C (?)1198534554665776675667778
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