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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Friday 16 Jan 2026 CET
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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 4AM is: 2.5m 17s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.7m 11s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)17s
Afternoon (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (16 Jan)10ft (3.0m)16s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.7
WNW
2.2
NW
2.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
3
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.5
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.1
WNW
2
WNW
Period(s) (?)191817171616161616161515151515141414141313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)202330734304610350694944457941614108429942224797486147344173384234563052233420841803159712771138
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
10
WNW
0
NNE
0
SSW
5
ENE
0
NNE
10
NW
5
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
WSW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
off		glasscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		glassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:58AM
3.06
3:23PM
3.03
3:38AM
3.26
4:01PM
3.18
4:15AM
3.44
4:36PM
3.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:34PM
1.02
9:03AM
0.87
9:17PM
0.85
9:44AM
0.69
9:56PM
0.68
10:22AM
0.52
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise----8:36-------8:34-------8:34---
Sunset------5:57-------5:58-------5:59-
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
111-------1111534131----
Temp. °C1110101010121311111110109109998899101110
Feels °C (?)76677910889898987744668108
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