Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (13 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 12PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (13 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 18°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||||
85 | 85 | 87 | 115 | 122 | 141 | 138 | 125 | 163 | 160 | 89 | 85 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 64 | 55 | 112 | 108 | 158 | 87 | 87 | 35 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:54AM4.32m | 6:09PM4.71m | 6:33AM4.37m | 6:47PM4.71m | 7:08AM4.33m | 7:22PM4.58m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:49AM-0.09m | 00:17AM-0.29m | 12:32PM-0.18m | 00:59AM-0.28m | 1:14PM-0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 29 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 26 | 29 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 28 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | W 8 |
85 | 85 | 87 | 115 | 122 | 141 | 138 | 125 | 163 | 160 | 89 | 85 | 60 | 58 | 59 | 64 | 41 | 112 | 108 | 96 | 87 | 49 | 21 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | W 12 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 2 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | N 3 | N 3 | — | NW 8 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | — | — | 11 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 39 | — | 3 | 5 | — | 158 | — | 87 | 35 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 275 | 40 | 141 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 0 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 7 |
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