Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (26 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 7PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 26). 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 (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (26 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the SW by Sat morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | W 8 | W 8 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 66 | 106 | 106 | 56 | 34 | 33 | 41 | 96 | 50 | 102 | 68 | 172 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | on | cross | glassy | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 4:53PM3.98m | 5:10AM3.88m | 5:20PM4.21m | 5:36AM4.06m | 5:47PM4.38m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.74m | 10:56PM0.53m | 11:08AM0.46m | 11:31PM0.27m | 11:43AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:55 | — |
mm | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 7 | W 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | W 8 | SW 6 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 66 | 106 | 106 | 56 | 34 | 23 | 41 | 33 | 50 | 24 | 68 | 172 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NNE 3 | WSW 6 | WSW 5 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 12 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | SW 5 | W 8 | W 12 | W 12 | W 8 | — |
| kJ | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 12 | — | — | 3 | 32 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 48 | 12 | 41 | 33 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 3 | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | SW 8 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 49 | 2 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SE 3 | E 3 | — | NNE 3 | — | SW 3 | SW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 5 | WSW 6 | SW 6 | WSW 7 | WSW 6 | WSW 6 |
| kJ | — | 2 | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 96 | 43 | 102 | 68 | 62 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 255 | 169 | 119 | 235 | 292 | 50 | 438 | 413 | 220 | 220 | 40 | 0 | 40 | 27 | 0 | 66 | 208 | 368 | 368 | 333 | 146 |
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