Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (28 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 7s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 10PM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 11s secondary swell from a West direction, 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Evening (28 Aug) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri night, min 19°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the W by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 218 | 258 | 309 | 534 | 524 | 547 | 622 | 1021 | 1210 | 1047 | 662 | 316 | 363 | 300 | 404 | 348 | 340 | 309 | 310 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 5:47PM4.38m | 6:02AM4.20m | 6:14PM4.49m | 6:29AM4.28m | 6:42PM4.51m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:05AM0.08m | 12:17PM0.09m | 00:40AM-0.02m | 12:53PM0.04m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 8:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:52 | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 11 | W 10 | W 11 | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | WSW 9 | — | WNW 9 | WNW 10 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 37 | 17 | 61 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | 1047 | — | 289 | 363 | 300 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | W 12 | — | — | SW 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 25 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 7 | SW 7 | SW 7 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | WSW 9 | SW 8 | SW 8 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 |
| kJ | 218 | 258 | 309 | 534 | 524 | 547 | 622 | 1021 | 1210 | 858 | 662 | 316 | 192 | 143 | 404 | 348 | 340 | 309 | 310 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 208 | 220 | 220 | 126 | 141 | 155 | 256 | 314 | 299 | 368 | 368 | 369 | 87 | 87 | 87 | 40 | 87 | 371 | 146 |
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