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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Friday 16 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
13.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 6PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
1.8
WNW
1.7
WNW
1.7
WNW
Period(s) (?)161616161616151515151514141414131313121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)535249444579416141084299427848614861467141733842345630522591223118301622127712361062874713700
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
5
S
5
W
5
WSW
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		cross-
off		offglassglassoffoffcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:23PM
3.03
3:38AM
3.26
4:01PM
3.18
4:15AM
3.44
4:36PM
3.31
4:49AM
3.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:03AM
0.87
9:17PM
0.85
9:44AM
0.69
9:56PM
0.68
10:22AM
0.52
10:32PM
0.53
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Sunrise--------8:34-------8:34-------
Sunset--5:57-------5:58-------5:59-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
--------13321122321--131
Temp. °C1012121110101010999888888991099910
Feels °C (?)788878888865555445554456
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