St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 31 May 2026 CEST
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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
21.3° C
(Which is 5.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (01 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with W swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 11s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 1AM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Afternoon (01 Jun)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (01 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sun night, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon morning, strong winds from the W by Tue afternoon).

Sun
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wed
3
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
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
1.5
W
10
1.9
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.4
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
2
W
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
529
538
472
538
520
426
411
344
338
279
231
181
477
272
401
493
635
766
716
626
621
651
627
755
Wind (km/h)
20
W
20
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
25
WSW
30
SW
40
WSW
35
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
40
W
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
W
30
WSW
35
SW
35
SW
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
5:29PM4.00m
5:47AM3.84m
5:59PM4.01m
6:17AM3.80m
6:30PM3.97m
6:49AM3.72m
Low Tide
11:54PM0.49m
12:09PM0.58m
00:33AM0.52m
12:47PM0.63m
1:12AM0.59m
1:26PM0.71m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
9:52
9:52
9:53
9:54
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
15
16
15
14
12
12
11
9
9
10
11
11
12
12
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.4
W
12
1.3
W
11
1.3
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.2
W
11
1.1
W
11
1
W
11
0.9
W
11
0.1
W
18
0.2
W
16
0.3
W
16
0.3
WSW
15
0.6
W
14
Energy kJ
529
538
472
538
520
426
411
344
338
279
231
181
6
21
43
47
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
4
0.5
WNW
4
0.5
W
3
0.7
W
4
1.5
W
10
1.9
W
6
2.1
W
7
2.2
W
7
2.4
W
8
2.5
W
8
2.3
W
8
2.1
W
8
2
W
9
2
W
9
1.9
W
9
2
W
10
Energy kJ
13
10
5
15
477
272
401
493
635
766
716
626
621
651
627
755
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
368
40
40
27
27
0
40
40
87
40
87
87
146
368
441
382
382
378
369
369
255
368
368
367
Best forecast wave conditions in Vendee
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
3
2
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
8
5
4
6
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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