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Vanthrax surfForecast / La Cote Basque / France
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 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
17.1° 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: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.3m 18s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Apr) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (30 Apr) | 2ft (0.6m) | 17s |
| Evening (30 Apr) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Vanthrax. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Saturday 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 18 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | |
115 | 113 | 111 | 152 | 235 | 314 | 421 | 519 | 485 | 598 | 590 | 581 | 573 | 485 | 444 | 431 | 374 | 320 | 315 | 286 | 236 | 197 | 197 | 228 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | |
High Tide | 4:32AM3.56m | 4:51PM3.54m | 5:06AM3.58m | 5:22PM3.59m | 5:38AM3.55m | 5:52PM3.59m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31AM0.35m | 10:48PM0.36m | 11:04AM0.33m | 11:22PM0.31m | 11:37AM0.36m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:08 | — |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 18 |
17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 17 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | WNW 12 | NW 17 | NW 16 | NW 16 | NW 15 | NW 15 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 14 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 13 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 | NW 12 |
 kJ | 115 | 113 | 111 | 78 | 235 | 314 | 421 | 519 | 485 | 598 | 590 | 581 | 573 | 485 | 444 | 431 | 374 | 320 | 315 | 286 | 236 | 197 | 197 | 228 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 6 | NNW 6 | NW 18 | NW 18 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | NW 10 | NW 12 | NW 12 | WNW 11 | NW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | W 10 | — | W 10 |
| kJ | 15 | 7 | 53 | 152 | 71 | 95 | 68 | 68 | 46 | 45 | 42 | 35 | 40 | 40 | 27 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 30 | 23 | 23 | 33 | — | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 18 | NW 19 | NNW 6 | — | NNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 13 | 15 | 6 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NW 5 | WNW 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WSW 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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