
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (29 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 10AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a West direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00am September 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (29 Sep) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (29 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the NW by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | Thursday 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 6 | W 10 | S 5 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
262 | 213 | 202 | 157 | 151 | 112 | 78 | 74 | 83 | 209 | 494 | 691 | 572 | 551 | 551 | 603 | 757 | 772 | 769 | 849 | 1762 | 2103 | 1979 | 1887 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:32AM4.51m | 6:49PM4.52m | 7:05AM4.41m | 7:25PM4.29m | 7:42AM4.20m | 8:06PM3.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:47AM-0.13m | 1:05PM-0.08m | 1:26AM0.03m | 1:47PM0.08m | 2:09AM0.29m | 2:34PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:04 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 7:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 23 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | WNW 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | W 11 | SSW 6 | SSW 6 | W 10 | W 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | W 10 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 |
262 | 213 | 202 | 157 | 151 | 112 | 67 | 55 | 51 | 209 | 494 | 691 | 572 | 551 | 551 | 603 | 757 | 772 | 769 | 849 | 1762 | 2103 | 1979 | 1887 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | WNW 10 | SSW 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 5 | S 5 | — | — | W 15 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 74 | — | 9 | 87 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 9 | 5 | — | — | 339 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SSE 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | S 5 | — | — | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 6 | 34 | 47 | 76 | — | — | 83 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 85 | 216 | 333 | 366 | 60 | 1 | 226 | 1 | 239 | 27 | 40 | 87 | 40 | 255 | 87 | 87 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 40 | 0 | 0 |
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