Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (14 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with WNW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 1AM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a West direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (14 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (14 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Evening (14 Aug) | 2ft (0.6m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu night, min 18°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 13 | Friday 14 | Saturday 15 | |||||||||||||||||
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) | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | W 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 7 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 122 | 141 | 138 | 125 | 163 | 160 | 154 | 85 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 55 | 122 | 108 | 50 | 96 | 136 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:09PM4.71m | 6:33AM4.37m | 6:47PM4.71m | 7:08AM4.33m | 7:22PM4.58m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:17AM-0.29m | 12:32PM-0.18m | 00:59AM-0.28m | 1:14PM-0.15m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:19 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 24 | 21 | 26 | 28 | 26 | 23 | 26 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 23 |
Feels °C | 27 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 20 | 25 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | W 8 | — | — | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 122 | 141 | 138 | 125 | 163 | 160 | 154 | 85 | 60 | 58 | 57 | 49 | 41 | 122 | 108 | 50 | — | — | 51 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 12 | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | W 8 |
| kJ | 12 | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | NW 5 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | — | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | NW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | N 4 |
| kJ | 5 | 10 | 13 | 10 | — | — | 19 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 27 | — | 5 | 3 | — | 12 | 96 | 136 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 40 | 40 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 141 | 275 | 40 | 0 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 40 | 131 | 27 |
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