Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
17.2° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 3PM is: 0.6m 17s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)18s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2ft (0.6m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Fri night, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
NW
18
0.6
NW
17
0.8
NW
16
0.9
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
111
152
235
314
421
519
485
528
590
581
573
485
444
431
374
369
315
286
272
197
197
193
180
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SW
5
WNW
10
NW
10
N
5
NNW
5
WSW
0
SW
5
SSE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
N
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
W
10
WSW
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:32AM3.56m
4:51PM3.54m
5:06AM3.58m
5:22PM3.59m
5:38AM3.55m
5:52PM3.59m
Low Tide
10:31AM0.35m
10:48PM0.36m
11:04AM0.33m
11:22PM0.31m
11:37AM0.36m
11:56PM0.33m
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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7:01
7:00
6:58
6:58
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9:06
9:07
9:08
9:09
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
15
17
20
22
23
20
19
16
16
20
22
22
19
15
15
16
15
17
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
17
20
21
22
19
18
14
14
19
21
21
19
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
NW
17
0.8
NW
16
0.9
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
Energy kJ
113
111
78
235
314
421
519
485
528
590
581
573
485
444
431
374
369
315
286
272
197
197
193
180
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NW
18
0.5
NW
18
0.5
W
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
W
11
0.3
W
10
0.2
WNW
10
Energy kJ
7
53
152
64
69
68
47
46
38
36
35
20
20
27
53
52
40
40
40
37
19
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NW
19
0.3
NNW
6
0.2
NNW
5
0.2
NNW
5
Energy kJ
15
6
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
WSW
10
0.6
W
4
Energy kJ
33
19
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
5
5
9
9
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
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