Surf-Forecast | Den Haan Surf Guide

Lat Long: 51.28° N 3.03° E

Issued: 12 pm 02 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Den Haan sea temperature is

13.3°C

Den Haan surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Den Haan Surf Guide

Den Haan in North Sea - Belgium is an exposed beach break that has unreliable waves. Summer in particular tends to be flat. Works best in offshore winds from the southeast. Most of the surf here comes from groundswells and the ideal swell angle is from the north northwest. The beach breaks offer lefts and rights. Even when there are waves, it's not likley to be crowded. Watch out for - Rips / undertow.

Den Haan Spot Info

Type:	Rating:	Reliability:	Todays Sea Temp*:
Beach	1	inconsistent	13.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Den Haan:

The best conditions reported for surf at Den Haan occur when a North-northwest swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the Southeast.

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

What's the best time of year to surf Den Haan (for consistent clean waves)?

aprilBest Season: spring

The best time of year for surfing Den Haan with consistent clean waves (rideable swell with light / offshore winds) is during Spring and most often the month of April. Clean surfable waves are typically found 7% of the time in April while 31% of the time it tends to be blown out. For the remaining 62% 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

62%

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

Explore Den Haan Location Map

Interactive Den Haan 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 Den Haan is Oostende (Ostend) Airport (OST) in Belgium, 15 km (9 miles) away (directly). The second nearest airport to Den Haan is Wevelgem (Kortrijk-vevelgem) Airport (QKT), also in Belgium, 53 km (33 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.

Den Haan Surf Forecasts:

Hourly Forecast

16 Day Forecast

Todays Surf Summary
Monday, 2 November 2026, 17:12 Local Time

m, °C	Monday 02			Tue
ft, °F	4PM	7PM	10PM	1AM
Wave (m)	N	N	N	N
Period (s)	6	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)
Wind State	cross	cross	cross	cross

Tides at Den Haan

Current tide and informaton

For De Haan, 1 km from Den Haan.

Next High Water: 07:13pm | 3.74m

Next Low Water: 02:21am | 1.44m

NEXT	IS AT (local time)	remaining
high tide
low tide

Den Haan Sea Temperature

The water temperature (13.3 °C) at Den Haan is fairly cool. Despite the sun, a windchill factor of (9.0 °C) means that surfers will need a good quality spring wetsuit, a neoprene hood. Some surfers would wear gloves and boots.

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