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St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 25 Apr 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
14.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than 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 12PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 Apr) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (25 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat night, min 12°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tue 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | |
198 | 198 | 191 | 152 | 143 | 163 | 128 | 115 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:34PM3.26m | 1:56AM3.59m | 2:37PM3.46m | 2:53AM3.78m | 3:25PM3.68m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:13AM1.06m | 6:40PM1.22m | 7:28AM0.99m | 7:52PM1.08m | 8:31AM0.81m | 8:51PM0.85m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  |  |  | | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | | | | |  | | |
 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | 9:12 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
 kJ | 198 | 198 | 191 | 152 | 143 | 163 | 128 | 115 | 86 | 84 | 62 | 61 | 54 | 50 | 49 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 36 | 37 | 34 | 33 | 34 | 34 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 2 | ENE 2 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 2 | NE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 2 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 119 | 220 | 161 | 0 |
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