Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Monday 06 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
13.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 8PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (06 Apr)6ft (1.9m)12s
Evening (06 Apr)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


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Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
0
2
1
1
1
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.2
NW
0.8
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
Period(s) (?)121212121212121220181917171616161515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)135910779108336895424333894909869133336314730372751264722992336240023052082205318241547
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SE
15
S
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
5
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
SSW
5
S
5
SE
0
ENE
10
N
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
glasscrossglasscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:49PM
3.31
8:09AM
3.08
8:23PM
3.09
8:47AM
2.83
9:05PM
2.86
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
0.66
2:03AM
0.69
2:16PM
0.90
2:43AM
0.95
2:56PM
1.15
3:32AM
1.20
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise-------7:39-------7:37-------7:35
Sunset---8:37-------8:38-------8:40----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202527242018171519232422201816161921171513131312
Feels °C (?)182324211715121015202220191615141819161412121211
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