Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 6 pm Monday 09 Mar 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
13.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 11PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 06:00pm March 09). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Mar)--
Afternoon (09 Mar)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (09 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s

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


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Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.8
NW
2.2
NW
2.4
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
2.5
NW
3
NW
3
NW
3.5
NW
3.5
NW
3
NW
Period(s) (?)141313131212121413131313121414141414141414151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13109989831060878658734144913081147106095173012851748216123102647276433364275471944974009
Wind
(km/h)
5
NE
0
ENE
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
10
NW
5
NW
5
SW
10
S
5
S
5
S
10
SW
15
W
15
W
15
WNW
10
NW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:55PM
3.04
8:17AM
2.84
8:35PM
2.79
9:07AM
2.57
9:38PM
2.57
10:36AM
2.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:49PM
0.88
2:12AM
0.97
2:29PM
1.17
3:02AM
1.25
3:26PM
1.42
4:19AM
1.46
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Sunrise------7:28-------7:26-------7:24-
Sunset-7:05-------7:06-------7:07------
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------121-----
Temp. °C17151110101111111211101010101312121211111091113
Feels °C (?)15149779881110988811910991097911
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