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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 am Friday 12 Dec 2025 CETForecast 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
15.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 12PM is: 1.7m 18s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 2.1m 13s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00am December 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 Dec) | 7ft (2.2m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 Dec) | 10ft (3.0m) | 16s |
| Evening (12 Dec) | 11ft (3.5m) | 19s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 972 | 1748 | 1693 | 2113 | 4136 | 3786 | 9096 | 9565 | 9250 | 8412 | 7848 | 7183 | 6152 | 5110 | 4312 | 3871 | 3000 | 2423 | 2155 | 1712 | 1327 | 1182 | 1269 | 1288 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | on | cross- on | cross | cross- off | glass | cross- off | glass | glass | cross- on | glass | cross | glass | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide / height (m) | 10:22AM 3.05 | 11:06PM 2.78 | 11:28AM 2.94 | 12:10AM 2.80 | 12:32PM 2.90 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 3:49AM 1.03 | 4:37PM 0.95 | 4:57AM 1.12 | 5:40PM 1.01 | 6:03AM 1.13 | 6:37PM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Mon 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 8:29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:30 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 |
| Feels °C (?) | 8 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
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