Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 01 May 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
17.3° C
(Which is 3.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 7PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Afternoon (01 May)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (01 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Mon
4
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
581
573
485
444
431
374
369
315
286
272
197
197
193
180
142
116
114
140
159
147
133
127
177
73
Wind (km/h)
0
SSE
0
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
S
5
ENE
20
ESE
10
W
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
WNW
10
NW
10
W
5
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
off
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:22PM3.59m
5:38AM3.55m
5:52PM3.59m
6:10AM3.48m
6:22PM3.54m
6:42AM3.37m
Low Tide
11:04AM0.33m
11:22PM0.31m
11:37AM0.36m
11:56PM0.33m
12:10PM0.44m
00:31AM0.41m
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
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6:58
6:58
6:56
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9:07
9:08
9:09
9:10
1
3
2
1
3
5
4
1
1
1
1
5
4
1
6
2
1
Temp °C
17
20
23
23
20
19
17
17
19
19
19
17
16
15
15
14
17
19
16
15
15
14
13
13
18
21
22
22
20
17
15
16
18
18
19
18
14
14
15
13
16
19
15
14
15
12
11
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
1
NW
13
1
NW
12
1
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
12
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.7
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
11
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
0.8
NW
10
1
NW
10
0.7
NW
9
Energy kJ
581
573
485
444
431
374
369
315
286
272
197
197
193
180
142
116
114
140
159
147
133
127
177
73
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.4
NW
10
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
W
11
0.4
WSW
10
0.3
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.5
W
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.6
NW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.6
NW
10
Energy kJ
35
34
20
27
34
34
47
40
40
37
36
18
19
9
8
6
4
4
17
14
68
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
W
10
0.1
W
9
Energy kJ
9
7
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
0.4
NW
5
0.5
NW
6
0.6
NW
4
Energy kJ
10
8
15
14
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
9
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
125
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
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