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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 12 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 8AM is: 1.5m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 12). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jan)7ft (2.1m)12s
Evening (12 Jan)6ft (1.9m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.5
WNW
1.7
WNW
2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
1.9
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)111111111112121312121212121212121313121212121211
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)55351545848061510771354136511251003749644530461461469534543485469368477560673
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
S
20
S
25
SSW
25
S
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
10
SW
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		crosscross-
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		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:53PM
2.70
11:23AM
2.69
12:04AM
2.67
12:38PM
2.65
1:13AM
2.74
1:46PM
2.72
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:59AM
1.24
5:34PM
1.24
6:11AM
1.28
6:41PM
1.25
7:19AM
1.20
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Sunrise----8:37-------8:37-------8:37---
Sunset------5:52-------5:52-------5:53-
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clear
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C121111101114141212121213141616141412121212141312
Feels °C (?)8665710118999109101091098910121110
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