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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 12 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 2026 CET
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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
13.5° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 5PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction (forecast issued at 12:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (CET) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jan)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (13 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)12s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
1
3
3
5
5
5
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.1
WNW
1.4
WNW
1.2
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.6
WNW
1.5
WNW
1.4
WNW
0.8
WNW
0.6
WNW
1.1
NW
1.7
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.5
WNW
3.5
WNW
Period(s) (?)121212121213121212121212111110131212222119181717
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)6035304695395186234854693683613175303464805107255821643209932023328040376438
Wind
(km/h)
20
S
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SW
15
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:38PM
2.65
1:13AM
2.74
1:46PM
2.72
2:11AM
2.88
2:39PM
2.86
2:58AM
3.06
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:41PM
1.25
7:19AM
1.20
7:43PM
1.17
8:16AM
1.06
8:34PM
1.02
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise--------8:37-------8:36-------
Sunset--5:52-------5:53-------5:54-----
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------------------1-122
Temp. °C14161614141414121315141311101091013141211101010
Feels °C (?)99109101011910121111986558986677
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