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St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Wednesday 22 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.9°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 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (22 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 13s |
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 Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 22 | Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Sat 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 | |
100 | 100 | 90 | 54 | 53 | 27 | 20 | 29 | 73 | 198 | 173 | 166 | 129 | 124 | 210 | 317 | 361 | 275 | 270 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 202 | 214 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:35AM3.77m | 8:56PM3.83m | 9:45AM3.37m | 10:24PM3.51m | 12:01PM3.16m | 00:36AM3.44m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.67m | 3:50AM0.65m | 4:15PM0.98m | 4:58AM0.93m | 5:24PM1.19m | 6:13AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | 9:07 |
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Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 |
4 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 10 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 11 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 11 |
 kJ | 100 | 100 | 90 | 54 | 53 | 27 | 20 | 29 | 73 | 198 | 173 | 166 | 129 | 124 | 210 | 317 | 361 | 275 | 270 | 222 | 222 | 218 | 202 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 5 | SSE 4 | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | SW 5 | W 9 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | — | — | — | W 10 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 4 | 40 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 12 | WSW 13 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 11 | 16 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 4 | E 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | E 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 3 | E 3 | E 3 | E 3 | ESE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | ENE 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 |
| kJ | 61 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 150 | 100 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 150 | 150 | 147 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 59 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
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