Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 9s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 12PM is: 0.3m 9s primary swell from a West direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at St Gilles Croix de Vie. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 30°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri morning, fresh winds from the NE by Sun night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 4 | W 4 | WNW 4 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 4 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | W 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 7:35AM4.20m | 7:51PM4.52m | 8:17AM4.04m | 8:33PM4.30m | 8:59AM3.84m | 9:16PM4.01m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:38PM-0.02m | 2:08AM-0.07m | 2:23PM0.13m | 2:53AM0.17m | 3:09PM0.37m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:54 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 24 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | W 4 | W 9 | W 9 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NNW 3 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 10 | 9 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 6 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 9 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | W 6 | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | — | — | — | — | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | W 8 | NW 5 | W 11 | W 10 |
| kJ | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 3 | — | W 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | W 11 | W 11 | — | W 14 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | NW 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 3 | W 4 | W 4 | — | — | — | WNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | NW 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 731 | 731 | 731 | 1328 | 2153 | 1395 | 852 | 794 | 794 | 834 | 852 | 1041 | 926 | 794 | 772 | 769 | 220 | 220 | 220 | 469 | 397 | 397 | 247 |
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