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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Sunday 31 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
20.5° C
(Which is 3.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Vanthrax today (31 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 11s period with WNW swell.
The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 10PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 31). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (31 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
| Evening (31 May) | 3ft (0.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 31 | Monday 1 | Tuesday 2 | Wed 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 11 AM | 2 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 | |
210 | 158 | 203 | 210 | 210 | 269 | 193 | 180 | 176 | 190 | 186 | 183 | 161 | 152 | 78 | 77 | 160 | 318 | 394 | 450 | 516 | 586 | 681 | 625 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | glassy | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | glassy | |
High Tide | 5:30PM3.45m | 5:52AM3.30m | 6:05PM3.45m | 6:27AM3.26m | 6:40PM3.41m | 7:03AM3.18m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:37PM0.50m | 11:50AM0.60m | 00:15AM0.52m | 12:26PM0.64m | 00:53AM0.59m | 1:03PM0.71m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — |
 | — | 9:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 | — | — | — | — | — | 9:40 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 19 |
17 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 9 | NW 9 | NW 10 | NW 10 |
 kJ | 210 | 158 | 203 | 210 | 210 | 269 | 193 | 180 | 176 | 190 | 186 | 183 | 161 | 152 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 57 | 394 | 450 | 516 | 586 | 681 | 625 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NNW 5 | NNW 5 | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 12 | — | — | — | — | W 16 | WNW 15 | WNW 15 |
| kJ | 29 | 24 | 22 | 11 | 10 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 23 | 43 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 38 | 160 | 318 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 283 | 425 | 1050 | 136 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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