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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Tuesday 05 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
17.7° C
(Which is 3.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 8PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 9s |
| Evening (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 5 AM | 8 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | |
192 | 211 | 129 | 330 | 267 | 247 | 202 | 233 | 252 | 216 | 177 | 157 | 120 | 114 | 82 | 65 | 49 | 34 | 33 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 61 | 61 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 7:28PM3.30m | 7:51AM3.04m | 8:06PM3.14m | 8:32AM2.85m | 8:51PM2.97m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:18PM0.72m | 1:44AM0.72m | 1:55PM0.90m | 2:26AM0.91m | 2:37PM1.07m | 3:15AM1.09m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:50 | — |
 | — | — | — | 9:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:15 | — | — | — | 9:15 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 |
10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | — | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 | NW 9 |
 kJ | 192 | 211 | 129 | — | 267 | 247 | 202 | — | — | — | 177 | 157 | 120 | 114 | 82 | 65 | 49 | 23 | 18 | 84 | 81 | 79 | 61 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 25 | 34 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 5 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 50 | 330 | — | — | — | 233 | 252 | 216 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 136 | 293 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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