Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 6PM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 34mm), heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, gales from the W by Fri morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 20 | Wednesday 21 | Thursday 22 | |||||||||||||||||||
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) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 363 | 352 | 342 | 272 | 247 | 170 | 650 | 1507 | 2284 | 3061 | 3090 | 2937 | 2479 | 2038 | 2096 | 1912 | 1602 | 1472 | 1505 | 761 | 1570 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:38PM3.10m | 2:17AM3.07m | 2:28PM3.37m | 2:56AM3.37m | 3:05PM3.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:16PM1.42m | 7:39AM1.40m | 8:15PM1.13m | 8:33AM1.10m | 9:02PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:33 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:08 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Temp °C | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 14 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 12 | W 12 |
| kJ | 363 | 352 | 342 | 272 | 247 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 761 | 1570 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WSW 3 | SW 3 | SW 4 | WSW 5 | W 7 | W 9 | W 10 | W 12 | W 12 | W 13 | W 13 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | SW 6 | WSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 4 | 20 | 170 | 650 | 1507 | 2284 | 3061 | 3090 | 2937 | 2479 | 2038 | 2096 | 1912 | 1602 | 1472 | 1505 | 265 | 665 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 87 | 239 | 146 | 146 | 344 | 344 | 540 | 477 | 451 | 382 | 369 | 368 | 146 | 365 | 146 | 146 | 294 | 146 | 243 | 354 |
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