
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (11 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 8PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (11 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 11s |
| Evening (11 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 34°C on Sun afternoon, min 21°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WSW on Sun night, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tue 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | NW 4 | W 5 | WNW 5 | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 49 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 14 | 56 | 30 | 78 | 53 | 40 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 18 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:43PM3.76m | 3:19AM3.82m | 3:46PM4.02m | 4:20AM4.02m | 4:42PM4.29m | 5:14AM4.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:22AM0.79m | 8:56PM0.65m | 9:25AM0.60m | 9:58PM0.37m | 10:23AM0.36m | 10:54PM0.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | |
— | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:59 | — | — | — | 9:59 | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 28 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 28 | 28 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WSW 6 | NW 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | W 6 |
36 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 49 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | — | 14 | 56 | 28 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 32 | 22 | 18 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — | NW 4 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | W 9 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | WNW 8 | NW 8 | SW 7 | NW 5 | — | — | W 8 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 |
2 | 23 | 20 | 20 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 7 | 3 | 12 | 11 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | SSW 3 | — | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | W 15 | W 14 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
24 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | — | NNE 2 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | NW 2 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 5 | — | WSW 7 | W 6 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — |
— | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | 5 | 39 | 25 | — | 30 | 78 | 53 | 40 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 15 | 119 | 209 | 136 | 7 | 107 | 189 | 169 | 169 | 169 | 363 | 442 | 368 | 273 | 243 | 0 | 40 | 368 | 368 | 40 | 40 | 161 | 135 | 163 |
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