Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie

Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie is an SW-facing beach break in Pays de la Loire, France. It picks up swell from WSW to W and WNW to NW, and land, islands, reefs or shallow banks block about 76% of the directions it faces. Offshore wind here blows from the NE: light winds or NE breezes usually mean the cleanest surf, while SW onshores chop it up.

Break

Beach

Faces

SW (230°)

Best swell

WSW to W (238°–271°), 9 s or longer

Best wind

N to E offshore, or glassy

Best surf height

3–6 ft at the beach

Swell window

WSW to W (238° to 276.5°); WNW to NW (290.5° to 306.5°)

Offshore wind

NE

Tide

Model estimate

Wave buoy

None within 250 km

Cams

1