Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 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
17.0° C
(Which is 3.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 2PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Northwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 22). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Apr)3ft (0.9m)12s
Afternoon (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Evening (22 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Sat
25
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
Rating
(10 max)
 
1
 
2
 
1
 
0
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
 
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m) 
Direction
Period (s) 
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1
NW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
Wave Graph 
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ 
299
268
184
456
456
357
299
249
172
159
96
51
36
22
19
18
17
37
36
20
20
8
8
19
Wind (km/h)
10
SE
10
S
20
W
25
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
20
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SE
0
SE
5
N
15
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
8:52AM3.29m
9:14PM3.36m
10:00AM2.99m
10:28PM3.14m
11:24AM2.80m
11:55PM3.04m
Low Tide
2:30AM0.36m
2:51PM0.70m
3:33AM0.65m
3:55PM0.97m
4:50AM0.87m
5:16PM1.13m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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7:13
7:11
7:11
7:09
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8:57
8:58
8:59
9:00
 Temp °C
16
16
17
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
18
23
25
23
18
16
16
15
18
20
22
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
11
11
11
16
22
24
21
16
14
14
12
15
19
20
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
WNW
12
0.8
WNW
12
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1
NW
14
0.9
WNW
13
0.9
NW
13
0.7
NW
13
0.7
NW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.4
NW
12
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
9
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.3
WNW
10
0.2
W
10
0.2
W
10
0.3
WNW
10
Energy kJ
299
268
184
456
456
357
299
249
172
159
96
51
36
19
18
18
17
37
36
20
20
8
8
19
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
6
0.7
N
6
0.6
NW
15
0.4
N
6
0.3
N
6
1
WNW
5
0.8
WNW
5
0.7
NW
5
0.6
WNW
5
0.5
NW
5
0.4
NW
4
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.3
NW
12
0.3
NW
11
0.2
WNW
11
0.2
W
12
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
0.2
W
7
0.2
W
7
Energy kJ
39
39
176
10
5
55
33
25
15
10
7
33
33
22
19
12
11
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
N
6
0.2
N
5
0.3
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
WNW
4
0.2
N
4
0.1
NW
11
0.1
NW
10
0.1
NW
10
Energy kJ
18
2
4
2
2
1
5
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
3
0.9
WNW
4
1
WNW
5
0.2
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.2
ENE
2
0.3
W
3
Energy kJ
1
31
62
1
3
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
Distance (km)
1
0
136
136
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
9
9
18
32
32
32
12
12
32
212
255
168
174
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
2
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
1
 
2
 
2
 
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
 
9
 
7
 
8
 
7
 
9
 
9
 
8
 
9
 
7
 
6
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
 
5
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