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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 02 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.6° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 9PM is: 0.8m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (02 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (02 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 2 | Sunday 3 | Monday 4 | Tue 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
286 | 272 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 180 | 168 | 168 | 165 | 165 | 159 | 147 | 130 | 127 | 133 | 73 | 73 | 144 | 138 | 138 | 133 | 154 | 154 | 204 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross | cross | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:52PM3.59m | 6:10AM3.48m | 6:22PM3.54m | 6:42AM3.37m | 6:54PM3.44m | 7:16AM3.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37AM0.36m | 11:56PM0.33m | 12:10PM0.44m | 00:31AM0.41m | 12:43PM0.57m | 1:07AM0.54m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | 9:12 |
— | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 286 | 272 | 197 | 197 | 193 | 180 | 168 | 168 | 165 | 165 | 159 | 147 | 130 | 127 | 133 | 39 | 28 | 144 | 138 | 138 | 133 | 154 | 154 | 204 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 11 | — | W 10 | W 10 | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | W 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 4 | NW 5 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 23 | — | 18 | 17 | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | 73 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 10 | W 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 11 | SSW 3 | WSW 10 | — | — | WNW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 40 | 3 | 42 | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | 9 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 125 | 185 | 125 | 101 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 |
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