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St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 19 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
9.2° C
 (Which is 2.5°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 4AM is: 1.0m 11s primary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (19 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (19 Jan)2ft (0.6m)18s

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

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Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.9
W
1
W
1.1
W
1
W
1
W
0.6
W
1
W
1.4
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
2
W
2.1
W
2.5
W
3
W
2.3
W
2.2
W
2.1
W
2.2
W
2.2
W
3.5
SSW
2.5
W
Period(s) (?)11111111101011111818161616161616151514141414913
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)28423123118121424922022924860610392404238919632178310337202246197217931977189516402121
Wind
(km/h)
5
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
20
NW
10
W
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
25
S
35
S
40
S
50
SSE
50
S
25
SW
20
SSW
50
SSW
50
S
55
S
50
S
45
S
35
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:55AM
4.14
5:11PM
3.95
5:24AM
4.26
5:41PM
4.02
5:54AM
4.33
6:11PM
4.05
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:48PM
0.50
11:12AM
0.36
11:24PM
0.35
11:49AM
0.23
12:01AM
0.26
12:26PM
0.17
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise----8:45-------8:45-------8:44---
Sunset------5:51-------5:52-------5:53-
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
----1----------424332115
Temp. °C111110109101010101010101011111099111111121110
Feels °C (?)998957667764221045111223
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