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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Saturday 23 May 2026 CESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.7° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 6PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Sun afternoon, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | |
119 | 121 | 119 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 119 | 119 | 115 | 78 | 88 | 77 | 85 | 74 | 74 | 50 | 66 | 66 | 115 | 214 | 352 | 412 | 528 | 649 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 11:04AM2.93m | 11:29PM3.19m | 12:17PM2.88m | 00:40AM3.13m | 1:23PM2.93m | 1:43AM3.13m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.96m | 5:47AM0.82m | 6:07PM1.01m | 6:54AM0.84m | 7:14PM0.98m | 7:52AM0.80m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:34 | — | — | — | 9:35 |
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Temp °C | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 25 | 29 | 32 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 26 | 24 | 23 |
22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 5 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 14 | WNW 14 | NW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 |
 kJ | 29 | 121 | 119 | 110 | 108 | 83 | 119 | 119 | 115 | 78 | 88 | 77 | 85 | 74 | 74 | 50 | 66 | 48 | 78 | 214 | 352 | 412 | 528 | 649 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | NW 16 | NW 15 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | — | — |
| kJ | 119 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 66 | 115 | 85 | 61 | 80 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | WNW 17 | NW 11 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 27 | 31 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 76 | 76 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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