Vanthrax Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(La Cote Basque, France)

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Vanthrax Surf Guide

Vanthrax in La Cote Basque is a quite exposed reef break that has unreliable waves. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Ideal winds are from the west southwest. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the best swell direction is from the west northwest. Best around low tide when the tide is falling. Unlikely to be too crowded, even when the surf is up. Beware of - Rips / undertow - Rocks - Localism.

Vanthrax Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Reef	5	inconsistent	17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Vanthrax:

The best conditions reported for surf at Vanthrax occur when a West-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

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16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Vanthrax (for consistent clean waves)?

januaryBest Season: winter

The best time of year for surfing Vanthrax with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Winter and most often the month of January. Clean surfable waves are typically found 48% of the time in January while 27% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 25% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

48%

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

27%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

25%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Vanthrax Location Map

Interactive Vanthrax surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Vanthrax is San Sebastian Airport (EAS) in Spain, 4 km (2 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Vanthrax is Anglet (Biarritz-bayonne) Airport (BIQ) in France, 21 km (13 miles) away.

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Vanthrax Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 4 May 2026, 12:47 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 04
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	NW	NW	NW	NW
Period (s)	10	10	10	10
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

Tides at Vanthrax

Current tide and informaton

For Hendaye, 3 km from Vanthrax.

Next High Water: 06:54pm | 3.44m

Next Low Water: 01:07am | 0.54m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
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Vanthrax Sea Temperature

The Vanthrax water temperature is reasonably warm (17.8 °C) but the air temperature will feel a few degrees cooler (13.0 °C). A good quality spring wetsuit would be ideal.

Today, many surfers would wear a spring wetsuit.

Current Temp*: 17.8°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite