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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 09 Jan 2026 CET
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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
13.7° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 2PM is: 7.0m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jan)20ft (6.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 Jan)23ft (7.0m)13s
Evening (09 Jan)21ft (6.5m)13s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
6
WNW
6.5
WNW
7.5
WNW
6.5
WNW
6
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5.5
NW
5
NW
4.5
NW
4
NW
4
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
2.5
NW
2.4
NW
2.1
NW
1.8
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
WNW
1.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)131313131312121212121212131313131212121211111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12332145971752315061122919663806776126710577550024272377630872672217917211276928699662582523471
Wind
(km/h)
45
W
50
W
55
WNW
50
WNW
45
WNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
NW
40
NW
35
NW
30
NW
20
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscross-
off		crosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:33AM
3.35
9:02PM
2.99
9:21AM
3.08
9:53PM
2.82
10:15AM
2.85
10:53PM
2.70
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:45PM
0.69
2:58AM
0.88
3:34PM
0.93
3:54AM
1.09
4:29PM
1.12
4:59AM
1.24
Friday
09
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise--------8:37-------8:37-------
Sunset--5:49-------5:50-------5:51-----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
25222323222111----------
Temp. °C111091010101010101011111010109912141211111010
Feels °C (?)1-1-3-1-100113467886691297655
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