Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 02 May 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
17.6° 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 3AM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (03 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tue
5
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
1.1
NW
9
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
197
197
193
180
168
168
165
165
159
147
130
173
133
189
147
144
138
138
133
130
154
177
163
294
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
ESE
15
S
10
W
5
WSW
5
SSE
10
SE
0
S
5
NE
15
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
NW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
SW
15
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
15
WNW
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
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
11:56PM0.33m
12:10PM0.44m
00:31AM0.41m
12:43PM0.57m
1:07AM0.54m
1:18PM0.72m
light rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
part cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
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6:58
6:56
6:54
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9:08
9:09
9:10
9:12
1
2
3
6
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
Temp °C
19
17
17
15
15
15
17
19
20
16
15
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
13
15
19
17
16
15
16
16
16
19
20
14
15
13
13
11
10
11
12
12
12
10
9
9
12
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.6
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.9
NW
10
1
NW
10
1
NW
9
1.4
NW
9
Energy kJ
197
197
193
180
168
168
165
165
159
147
130
173
133
68
147
144
138
138
133
130
154
177
163
294
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
W
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.2
N
3
Energy kJ
36
18
17
9
5
4
4
11
5
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
W
10
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
NW
4
0.4
WNW
4
1.1
NW
9
1
NW
5
0.8
NW
5
0.8
WNW
4
Energy kJ
17
4
5
6
5
189
47
26
20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
62
0
37
0
100
0
0
0
0
1
37
0
0
136
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
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