Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Wednesday 29 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
17.1° C
(Which is 3.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 7AM is: 0.5m 13s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)13s
Afternoon (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (29 Apr)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
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
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
NW
18
0.6
NW
17
0.8
NW
16
0.9
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
70
99
95
119
117
121
119
115
113
111
152
235
314
421
519
485
528
520
581
506
485
444
380
Wind (km/h)
0
W
0
NE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
N
5
N
5
WSW
5
S
5
SSE
5
ESE
5
ESE
5
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
SE
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:55AM3.49m
4:18PM3.44m
4:32AM3.56m
4:51PM3.54m
5:06AM3.58m
5:22PM3.59m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.42m
10:12PM0.45m
10:31AM0.35m
10:48PM0.36m
11:04AM0.33m
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
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7:03
7:01
7:00
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9:05
9:06
9:07
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
15
16
21
21
20
19
18
16
15
17
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
18
22
25
23
21
16
15
15
15
19
19
19
18
17
15
14
17
17
17
16
16
14
14
13
18
21
24
22
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.5
WNW
13
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.6
WNW
12
0.5
WNW
12
0.6
NW
17
0.8
NW
16
0.9
NW
16
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
15
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.2
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
14
1.1
NW
13
1.1
NW
13
Energy kJ
7
70
99
95
119
117
121
119
115
113
111
78
235
314
421
519
485
528
520
581
506
485
444
380
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
14
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
0.5
NNW
7
0.5
NNW
7
0.4
NNW
6
0.3
NNW
6
0.3
NW
18
0.5
NW
18
0.5
WNW
11
0.5
W
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
11
0.5
WNW
11
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.4
WNW
10
0.5
NW
12
Energy kJ
67
11
18
12
9
10
27
26
15
7
53
152
71
62
40
40
39
65
42
41
40
40
41
66
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
10
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
WNW
9
0.2
W
9
0.1
W
7
0.1
NW
18
0.1
NW
19
0.4
NW
6
0.1
NW
5
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
WNW
4
0.4
NW
4
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
10
9
8
8
8
6
1
13
15
8
1
6
6
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NW
5
0.4
NW
4
Energy kJ
4
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
76
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in La Cote Basque
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in France
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
4
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