St Gilles Croix de Vie surfForecast / Vendee / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 21 Apr 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
14.3° C
(Which is 1.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at St Gilles Croix de Vie today?

The current surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie at 7PM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)16s
Afternoon (21 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (21 Apr)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


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Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.6
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.5
W
0.4
W
0.4
W
0.3
W
0.3
WSW
0.4
WSW
0.5
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
0.9
WSW
1
WSW
Period(s) (?)14151313131212141414131313121091110101099912
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)616788881171097314610010090545327192970184169132126124126269
Wind
(km/h)
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
40
ENE
35
ENE
35
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
30
ENE
30
ENE
30
E
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:02PM
4.17
8:35AM
3.77
8:56PM
3.83
9:45AM
3.37
10:24PM
3.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.32
2:52AM
0.31
3:14PM
0.67
3:50AM
0.65
4:15PM
0.98
4:58AM
0.93
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sunrise-------7:09-------7:07-------7:05
Sunset---9:02-------9:04-------9:06----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C11151615131110101012141514111081217201916141211
Feels °C (?)278642122681010541512151410865
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