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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 06 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
17.6° 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 11AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (06 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 7s |
| Evening (06 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
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 Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 10°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Sat 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 15 | |
233 | 286 | 155 | 237 | 207 | 200 | 169 | 118 | 102 | 75 | 49 | 34 | 32 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 61 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 33 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 7:51AM3.04m | 8:06PM3.14m | 8:32AM2.85m | 8:51PM2.97m | 9:21AM2.68m | 9:46PM2.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:55PM0.90m | 2:26AM0.91m | 2:37PM1.07m | 3:15AM1.09m | 3:28PM1.22m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | 9:16 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 14 |
7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 18 | 14 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 9 | — | NW 8 | — | N 12 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 |
 kJ | 233 | — | 60 | — | 3 | 200 | 169 | 118 | 102 | 75 | 49 | 30 | 24 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 77 | 61 | 54 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | W 16 | NW 16 | NW 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 | NW 15 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 21 | 33 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 9 | WNW 6 | WNW 7 | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 286 | 155 | 237 | 207 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 293 | 326 | 125 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 12 | 19 | 12 | 5 |
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