Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 08 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 9AM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (08 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Evening (08 Apr)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.8
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
1.3
NW
1.1
NW
0.9
NW
1.5
NW
2.3
NW
2.5
NW
Period(s) (?)171616161515151514141413131313121212121116151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)31473037275126472299233624002140208219031688132711821067966785625505440320362104623902667
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
0
SSW
5
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
5
SSE
10
SW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
SW
5
W
5
ESE
10
NE
15
NE
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:23PM
3.09
8:47AM
2.83
9:05PM
2.86
9:37AM
2.59
10:05PM
2.66
10:56AM
2.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:43AM
0.95
2:56PM
1.15
3:32AM
1.20
3:50PM
1.37
4:43AM
1.38
5:11PM
1.49
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sunrise---7:37-------7:35-------7:33----
Sunset-------8:40-------8:42-------8:43
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C211917161922242320181615171817161313121316232625
Feels °C (?)191615141820212220171514161716151111111316222424
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