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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Monday 04 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
17.8° 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 1PM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 11°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | N 12 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 | |
133 | 73 | 147 | 328 | 138 | 138 | 133 | 154 | 130 | 154 | 166 | 159 | 220 | 164 | 189 | 216 | 197 | 197 | 202 | 201 | 3 | 136 | 86 | 105 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 6:42AM3.37m | 6:54PM3.44m | 7:16AM3.22m | 7:28PM3.30m | 7:51AM3.04m | 8:06PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:43PM0.57m | 1:07AM0.54m | 1:18PM0.72m | 1:44AM0.72m | 1:55PM0.90m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | 9:15 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
12 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 10 | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | N 12 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 7 |
 kJ | 133 | 73 | 147 | — | 138 | 138 | 133 | 154 | 130 | 154 | 166 | 159 | 220 | 164 | 189 | 216 | 197 | 197 | 202 | — | 3 | 136 | 86 | 105 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 10 | — | — | — | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | N 4 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 |
| kJ | — | 68 | — | — | — | 26 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 19 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | NW 10 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 6 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 2 | 20 | 29 | 328 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 201 | 156 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 27 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 37 | 136 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 136 | 337 | 0 | 31 | 5 |
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