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St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 30 Jan 2026 CET
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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
9.6° C
 (Which is 1.8°C colder than average 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 5PM is: 6.0m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore and the swell rating is 11.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)15ft (4.5m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jan)20ft (6.0m)17s
Evening (30 Jan)20ft (6.0m)17s

Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
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0
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0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
4.5
WSW
5.5
WSW
6
WSW
6
WSW
5.5
WSW
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4.5
WSW
5.5
W
5
WSW
4.5
WSW
4
WSW
3.5
W
3.5
W
3
WSW
3
WSW
3
WSW
2.5
WSW
2.4
WSW
2.2
WSW
1.9
W
1.7
W
Period(s) (?)141718171716161616161616161515151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)80551715922158198681702813553110241000495829878152961140593007817585547023566322430352517192215921228971
Wind
(km/h)
40
SW
50
SW
55
WSW
40
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
WNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
15
SW
30
NNW
20
NW
10
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
20
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
off		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:03PM
3.77
3:24AM
4.08
3:56PM
4.01
4:12AM
4.36
4:40PM
4.19
4:55AM
4.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:21AM
0.68
8:47PM
0.67
9:21AM
0.36
9:41PM
0.37
10:12AM
0.07
10:29PM
0.11
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Sunrise--------8:33-------8:32-------
Sunset--6:07-------6:08-------6:09-----
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111--121-21-----1--11---
Temp. °C111111101099109109910101111101110101010109
Feels °C (?)31-1254564624778766554331
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