Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (27 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WSW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 7AM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 27). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (27 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (27 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Evening (27 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu morning, strong winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | SW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 36 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 37 | 110 | 92 | 91 | 138 | 135 | 75 | 93 | 118 | 227 | 394 | 657 | 740 | 588 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:10AM3.88m | 5:20PM4.21m | 5:36AM4.06m | 5:47PM4.38m | 6:02AM4.20m | 6:14PM4.49m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:08AM0.46m | 11:31PM0.27m | 11:43AM0.24m | 00:05AM0.08m | 12:17PM0.09m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 10 | W 10 | WSW 6 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WSW 8 |
| kJ | 6 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 55 | 36 | 26 | 23 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 12 | 41 | 138 | 135 | 75 | — | 15 | 39 | — | — | — | 588 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 7 | WNW 10 | WSW 8 | W 12 | — | — | — | W 9 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 18 | 20 | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | 61 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | W 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 5 | W 8 | W 6 | W 6 | SW 6 | SW 6 | — | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | — |
| kJ | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | 110 | 92 | 91 | 56 | 52 | — | 93 | 118 | 227 | 394 | 657 | 740 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 333 | 552 | 457 | 220 | 220 | 209 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 65 | 126 | 208 | 220 | 368 | 87 | 146 | 146 | 344 | 146 | 326 | 368 | 368 | 364 | 87 |
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