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St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Thursday 22 Jan 2026 CET
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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
9.6° C
 (Which is 1.9°C colder than average 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 3AM is: 4.0m 14s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 3.0m 15s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm January 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jan)15ft (4.5m)11s
Afternoon (23 Jan)23ft (7.0m)17s
Evening (23 Jan)23ft (7.0m)17s

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

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Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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0
0
!
0
!
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0
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0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
5
WSW
4.5
W
4
WSW
3
W
4
WSW
4
WSW
4.5
WSW
6
WSW
7
WSW
7
WSW
6.5
WSW
6.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
4
W
4
WSW
4
W
4
W
Period(s) (?)161615151410121617171716161516161616161616161514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1130287236664365158143424624018879290563051325623197141221694111020211120102651070313654127758434675169616981
Wind
(km/h)
30
W
20
SW
35
S
55
S
50
SW
45
SW
45
SW
55
SW
55
SSW
50
SSW
40
SW
35
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
25
WNW
20
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
25
W
20
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		crosscross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:43PM
4.03
6:58AM
4.29
7:18PM
3.96
7:35AM
4.16
7:58PM
3.83
8:17AM
3.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
0.18
1:16AM
0.30
1:42PM
0.26
1:57AM
0.42
2:25PM
0.41
2:43AM
0.60
Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Sunrise------8:41-------8:41-------8:40-
Sunset5:54-------5:57-------5:58-------
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---221211121-----221--43
Temp. °C1010101098888899988998988988
Feels °C (?)353-2-2-2-2-4-4-3-11323344335433
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