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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Thursday 23 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
16.9° 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 12PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 1ft (0.3m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sun 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | |
172 | 159 | 96 | 51 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | |
High Tide | 10:00AM2.99m | 10:28PM3.14m | 11:24AM2.80m | 11:55PM3.04m | 12:52PM2.80m | 1:17AM3.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:33AM0.65m | 3:55PM0.97m | 4:50AM0.87m | 5:16PM1.13m | 6:17AM0.93m | 6:42PM1.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
 |  | | |  | | | |  | |  | | | |  | | | | | | | | | | |
 | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | 9:01 |
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Temp °C | 13 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 25 | 23 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 13 |
11 | 11 | 18 | 22 | 24 | 21 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 12 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 |
 kJ | 172 | 159 | 96 | 51 | 33 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 37 | 37 | 20 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | — | W 12 | W 9 | W 9 | W 11 | W 11 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 19 | 14 | 7 | 33 | 36 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | — | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | W 12 | W 12 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 18 | 32 | 65 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 212 | 277 | 297 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 310 | 294 | 417 | 330 | 150 | 99 |
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