St Gilles Croix de Vie Surf Break

Lat Long: 46.70° N 1.97° W

St Gilles Croix de Vie WaveFinder

Issued: 7 am 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's St Gilles Croix de Vie sea temperature is
19.1°C
1.7° 

St Gilles Croix de Vie surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


St Gilles Croix de Vie surf forecast from 6 Oct 2026:

  • Best quality surf: Sunday 11 Oct, 2AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period, WNW swell with cross-offshore winds.
  • Most powerful swell: Thursday 8 Oct, 5AM (local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period, NW swell with 639 kJ wave energy.
  • Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 6 Oct, 8PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with W swell.

Best Forecast Surf Conditions for St Gilles Croix de Vie this week:

The surf forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Oct 06) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.

The most powerful waves expected at St Gilles Croix de Vie in the next 16 days are 1.9m 9s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Oct 08) at 5AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.9m 5s period and expected on Thursday (Oct 08) at 8AM.

Wave TypeTime (CEST) & Date Wave Height & Period
Next good surf (1 star+) 8PM (Tue 6th Oct)1.5ft (0.5m) 11s
Best Surf 2AM (Sun 11th Oct)3.5ft (1.0m) 10s
Most Powerful 5AM (Thu 8th Oct)6ft (1.9m) 9s

Table - best surf conditions forecast for St Gilles Croix de Vie over the next 16 days.


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