Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Tuesday 07 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
14.0° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Vanthrax today?

The current surf forecast for Vanthrax at 10AM is: 0.7m 20s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 1.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (CEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (07 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)17s
Evening (07 Apr)8ft (2.4m)17s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
4
2
2
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
NW
1.2
NW
0.8
WNW
1.3
WNW
1.1
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.4
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.3
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
WNW
2.2
NW
2.1
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.9
NW
1.7
NW
1.6
NW
1.5
NW
1.4
NW
Period(s) (?)121220181917171616161515151514141413131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)488389490986904333631472821275124542299233624002140208219031688132711821164966785625505
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
0
SE
10
NNE
5
N
5
W
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SW
10
WNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
5
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
crossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffoffglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:09AM
3.08
8:23PM
3.09
8:47AM
2.83
9:05PM
2.86
9:37AM
2.59
10:05PM
2.66
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03AM
0.69
2:16PM
0.90
2:43AM
0.95
2:56PM
1.15
3:32AM
1.20
3:50PM
1.37
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Fri
10
Sunrise-7:39-------7:37-------7:35------
Sunset-----8:38-------8:40-------8:42--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171418232523201917161922221916151414151716171414
Feels °C (?)131014202322181715141820211915141414141716171314
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