Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 2AM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, strong winds from the WNW by Wed morning). | |||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | |||||||||||||||||
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 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 55 | 134 | 186 | 210 | 267 | 401 | 363 | 352 | 342 | 272 | 247 | 172 | 448 | 1067 | 1533 | 3008 | 3190 | 3139 | 2702 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:18AM2.83m | 1:38PM3.10m | 2:17AM3.07m | 2:28PM3.37m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:03PM1.57m | 6:30AM1.61m | 7:16PM1.42m | 7:39AM1.40m | 8:15PM1.13m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 |
Feels °C | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 9 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 18 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 55 | 134 | 186 | 210 | 267 | 401 | 363 | 352 | 342 | 272 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | W 13 | W 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | — | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 3 | 26 | 56 | 23 | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 10 | W 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 11 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNW 10 | NE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 9 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 |
| kJ | — | 19 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 13 | 172 | 448 | 1067 | 1533 | 3008 | 3190 | 3139 | 2702 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 87 | 146 | 146 | 146 | 340 | 382 | 455 | 439 | 382 | 378 | 369 |
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