Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 CET
Forecast 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
13.6° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 4AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am March 23). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (23 Mar)5ft (1.5m)12s
Evening (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
1.2
NW
1.3
NW
1.3
NW
0.9
NW
1.8
NW
2.1
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)141414131313121213131313121212121111111318161614
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)947975947892809851666656753802865838634624614494357350437529451172820021728
Wind
(km/h)
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
0
ENE
5
NE
10
NNW
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
0
SE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NE
0
S
5
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
25
WNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
crosscrossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoffoffoffoffcross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:05AM
3.68
7:25PM
3.56
7:55AM
3.36
8:17PM
3.29
8:57AM
3.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:49AM
0.13
1:11PM
0.34
1:37AM
0.38
2:00PM
0.66
2:34AM
0.69
3:01PM
0.99
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise----7:05-------7:03-------7:01---
Sunset-------7:22-------7:22-------7:23
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
1111------------------11
Temp. °C1211111112131312111099121415141211111012131111
Feels °C (?)10881010101010976611121213119978866
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