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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 am Monday 15 Dec 2025 CETForecast 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
15.3° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 6AM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00am December 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (CET) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Dec) | 7ft (2.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (15 Dec) | 6ft (1.8m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 1269 | 1422 | 1590 | 1623 | 1384 | 1363 | 1188 | 1188 | 1060 | 1028 | 949 | 2751 | 2414 | 2513 | 2547 | 2479 | 2445 | 2412 | 2655 | 2618 | 2378 | 2311 | 1973 | 1778 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross | glass | glass | cross | glass | glass | off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 1:07AM 2.88 | 1:27PM 2.93 | 1:55AM 2.99 | 2:15PM 3.00 | 2:36AM 3.12 | 2:57PM 3.09 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:02AM 1.06 | 7:28PM 0.95 | 7:53AM 0.95 | 8:12PM 0.88 | 8:37AM 0.82 | |||||||||||||||||||
Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | Wednesday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8:33 | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:31 | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | - |
| Temp. °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 |
| Feels °C (?) | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 |
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