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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Wednesday 22 Apr 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
17.0° 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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly 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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:09 |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:59 | — | 9:00 |
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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) | WNW 13 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | WNW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | W 10 | WNW 10 |
 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) | N 6 | N 6 | NW 15 | N 6 | N 6 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 12 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | W 12 | NW 11 | NW 10 | NW 10 | NW 10 | W 7 | W 7 | — |
| 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) | — | — | N 6 | — | — | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | N 4 | — | NW 11 | — | — | — | — | NW 10 | NW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 18 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | WNW 3 | WNW 4 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | ENE 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 31 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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