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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Tuesday 05 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
17.8° 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 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | N 12 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
154 | 154 | 154 | 192 | 211 | 220 | 238 | 216 | 216 | 202 | 233 | 233 | 0 | 3 | 106 | 138 | 97 | 79 | 65 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 83 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 7:16AM3.22m | 7:28PM3.30m | 7:51AM3.04m | 8:06PM3.14m | 8:32AM2.85m | 8:51PM2.97m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:07AM0.54m | 1:18PM0.72m | 1:44AM0.72m | 1:55PM0.90m | 2:26AM0.91m | 2:37PM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — |
— | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 |
12 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | — | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NW 6 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 154 | 154 | 154 | 192 | — | 220 | 238 | 216 | 216 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 106 | 138 | 97 | 79 | 65 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 83 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 32 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | NW 9 | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 2 | ESE 2 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 211 | — | — | — | — | 202 | 233 | 233 | 112 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 425 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 500 | 480 | 76 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 12 | 5 |
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