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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 23 Apr 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
16.9° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 9PM is: 0.3m 12s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
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 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 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 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 9 | W 9 | |
96 | 51 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | glassy | glassy | cross | |
High Tide | 10:00AM2.99m | 10:28PM3.14m | 11:24AM2.80m | 11:55PM3.04m | 12:52PM2.80m | 1:17AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:55PM0.97m | 4:50AM0.87m | 5:16PM1.13m | 6:17AM0.93m | 6:42PM1.11m | 7:35AM0.84m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — |
 | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | 9:01 |
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Temp °C | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
18 | 21 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 |
 kJ | 96 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 4 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | — | WNW 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 |
| kJ | 7 | 33 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 9 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | W 12 | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | W 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 65 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 185 | 256 | 314 | 310 | 310 | 297 | 310 | 248 | 294 | 417 | 330 | 293 | 99 | 99 | 99 |
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