Bergen aan Zee Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

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Bergen aan Zee Surf Guide

Bergen aan Zee on the West Coast is an exposed beach break that has quite consistent surf, although summer tends to be mostly flat. Ideal winds are from the east. Tends to receive a mix of groundswells and windswells and the ideal swell direction is from the northwest. Waves at the beach are both lefts and rights. Best around high tide when the tide is falling. Relatively few surfers here, even on good days. Be wary of rips - they make surfing here dangerous.

Bergen aan Zee Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Sandbar	1	fairly consistent	11.6°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Bergen aan Zee:

The best conditions reported for surf at Bergen aan Zee occur when a Northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the East.

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What's the best time of year to surf Bergen aan Zee (for consistent clean waves)?

mayBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Bergen aan Zee with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of May. Clean surfable waves are typically found 8% of the time in May while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 61% of the time it is considered too small by most surfers but may still be OK for beginners and groms at times.

clean

Surfable waves that hold up well for longer rides in prevailing cross-offshore, offshore or light wind conditions.

blown out

31%

Surfable sized waves that are of poorer quality due to prevailing onshore, cross-onshore or windy conditions (may be preferable for kitesurfing).

too small

61%

Waves usually considered too small for good surf. Some wave-magnet breaks may still work though if conditions are right (on occasion).

Explore Bergen aan Zee Location Map

Interactive Bergen aan Zee surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail. The closest passenger airport to Bergen aan Zee is De Kooy Airport (DHR) in Netherlands, 32 km (20 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Bergen aan Zee is Schiphol (Amsterdam) Airport (AMS), also in Netherlands, 39 km (24 miles) away.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.

Bergen aan Zee Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Thursday, 7 May 2026, 13:41 Local Time

m, °C	Thursday 07
ft, °F	11AM	2PM	5PM	8PM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	6	6	6	6
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off	cross- off

What does Bergen aan Zee look like?

Latest photos from Bergen aan Zee. Upload your own or view all photos on the gallery page.

Credit: chris

Tides at Bergen aan Zee

Current tide and informaton

For Bergen aan Zee, 0 km from Bergen aan Zee.

Next High Water: 09:09pm | 1.64m

Next Low Water: 04:51pm | 0.35m

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Bergen aan Zee Sea Temperature

The water temperature (11.6 °C) at Bergen aan Zee is quite cold. Despite the sun, windchill of 8.0 °C means that surfers will need plenty of neoprene. Wear a quality winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots. A windchill factor of (8.0 °C).

Today, many surfers would wear a winter wetsuit, a neoprene hood, gloves and boots.