Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 17 Apr 2026 CEST
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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
14.7° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 10PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)5ft (1.6m)13s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
NW
1
WNW
1
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
WNW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.6
NW
0.6
NW
Period(s) (?)13131212121212121111111110101011101010109999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8947757277158308167616585274274193753543042252341891781711391061016765
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NE
5
SW
5
WSW
5
S
5
S
5
NNE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crossglassoffoffoffcross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffglassglassglassglasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:22PM
3.91
5:40AM
4.05
6:01PM
3.99
6:23AM
4.02
6:42PM
3.96
7:08AM
3.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:25PM
-0.07
11:47AM
-0.12
12:06AM
-0.13
12:28PM
-0.04
12:50AM
-0.07
1:11PM
0.14
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise-----7:20-------7:18-------7:16--
Sunset-8:51-------8:52-------8:53------
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
light rain
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------111-11-
Temp. °C171513121212141515141313131215181818161515151720
Feels °C (?)161412101011131414141111121114171719161516161820
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