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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 29 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
17.1° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 4PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 24°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | |
70 | 99 | 95 | 119 | 117 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 113 | 111 | 152 | 235 | 314 | 421 | 519 | 485 | 528 | 590 | 581 | 506 | 485 | 444 | 380 | 325 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | |
High Tide | 3:55AM3.49m | 4:18PM3.44m | 4:32AM3.56m | 4:51PM3.54m | 5:06AM3.58m | 5:22PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:57AM0.42m | 10:12PM0.45m | 10:31AM0.35m | 10:48PM0.36m | 11:04AM0.33m | 11:22PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | 9:08 |
1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 17 |
16 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 |
 kJ | 70 | 99 | 95 | 119 | 117 | 121 | 119 | 115 | 113 | 111 | 78 | 235 | 314 | 421 | 519 | 485 | 528 | 590 | 581 | 506 | 485 | 444 | 380 | 325 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 18 | W 11 | W 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 26 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 152 | 64 | 62 | 40 | 40 | 39 | 65 | 42 | 41 | 40 | 40 | 41 | 53 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | W 7 | — | NW 18 | NW 19 | NW 18 | — | N 6 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | — | 13 | 15 | 53 | — | 2 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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