Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Sunday 08 Feb 2026 CET
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Vanthrax surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Vanthrax sea temperature is
12.7° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 1PM is: 3.0m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am February 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Feb)6ft (1.9m)13s
Afternoon (08 Feb)11ft (3.5m)8s
Evening (08 Feb)10ft (3.0m)8s

Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

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Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
1
1
1
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
1.9
WNW
2
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)13131388881212121211111111111110101918171712
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)127412551275128617821226469454446635635513495427431334604882108112341677181139212000
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
35
W
35
WNW
35
WNW
30
WNW
15
WSW
10
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
20
SSW
20
WSW
30
W
10
WSW
15
S
15
SW
20
SW
25
WNW
25
W
25
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:24AM
3.12
8:45PM
2.93
9:06AM
2.83
9:32PM
2.72
10:04AM
2.58
10:43PM
2.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:12AM
0.76
2:36PM
0.89
2:56AM
1.03
3:22PM
1.16
3:53AM
1.27
4:24PM
1.38
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise--8:15-------8:14-------8:11-----
Sunset----6:27-------6:28-------6:30---
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
-231111------258427--35-
Temp. °C991011111110988912131212121413131618151514
Feels °C (?)6624357644581098891211141411119
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