Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Saturday 18 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
15.1° C
(Which is 2.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)--
Afternoon (19 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
NW
1
WNW
1.1
NW
1
NW
1
NW
0.9
NW
0.8
NW
0.8
NW
0.9
NW
0.7
NW
0.5
NW
0.5
NW
0.4
WNW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
0.4
NW
Period(s) (?)111111111010101110101010109999910813121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)495427412346327277316234248196192139110101120834039352461535252
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
5
NW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
5
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NNE
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
5
SE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
5
NW
10
SW
0
SW
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
glasscrosscross-
on
glassoffoffglasscross-
on
glasscrosscrossglasscross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:01PM
3.99
6:23AM
4.02
6:42PM
3.96
7:08AM
3.86
7:26PM
3.83
7:56AM
3.60
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:06AM
-0.13
12:28PM
-0.04
12:50AM
-0.07
1:11PM
0.14
1:37AM
0.10
1:58PM
0.40
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise-----7:18-------7:16-------7:15--
Sunset-8:52-------8:53-------8:54------
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
----------------1-------
Temp. °C151412121212141717151515141417191716161515141924
Feels °C (?)141310101010131616151415141418191717161615131923
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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