Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (22 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 9PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (22 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Evening (22 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 28°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the ENE by Sat night). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 8 | WNW 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
90 | 43 | 24 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 19 | 32 | 47 | 40 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 31 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:49PM2.98m | 2:38AM2.96m | 3:01PM3.18m | 3:32AM3.18m | 3:48PM3.45m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:21PM1.58m | 7:53AM1.58m | 8:36PM1.43m | 8:59AM1.36m | 9:33PM1.14m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:02 | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 24 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 26 | 22 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 16 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 24 | 21 | 22 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | W 10 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WSW 13 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | WSW 11 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SSW 4 |
90 | 43 | 23 | 29 | 22 | 24 | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 32 | 47 | 40 | 44 | 39 | 38 | 37 | 34 | 32 | 32 | 6 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 9 | W 9 | NW 8 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 7 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | WSW 14 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | W 7 | W 7 | W 6 | SSE 4 | — | N 6 | W 9 | WSW 9 |
— | 26 | 24 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 31 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 10 | — | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | — | — | W 16 | NW 7 | W 8 | — | — | NW 7 | — | W 10 | W 6 | — | W 9 | — | — |
— | — | 8 | — | 5 | 6 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 3 | — | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 3 | ENE 2 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | — |
— | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | 15 | 23 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 10 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 237 | 169 | 169 | 197 | 256 | 220 | 119 | 133 | 158 | 85 | 21 | 434 | 462 | 50 | 255 | 466 | 208 |
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