Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Egmond aan Zee today (18 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with N swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with WSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Egmond aan Zee at 7PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a West direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm August 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (CEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | 1ft (0.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Egmond aan Zee. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue night, min 16°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Wed night, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu morning). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | SW 5 |
Wave Graph | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 42 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 47 | 88 | 109 | 111 | 59 | 72 | 62 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 45 | 55 | 61 | 51 | 32 | |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 9:16AM2.02m | 9:25PM1.83m | 9:57AM1.83m | 10:09PM1.74m | 10:41AM1.65m | 10:58PM1.62m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:54PM0.23m | 5:03AM0.10m | 5:27PM0.35m | 5:41AM0.27m | 6:00PM0.47m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:57 | — | |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 18 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 4 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 6 | NNW 7 | N 7 | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | NNW 7 | SW 5 |
5 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 8 | — | 59 | 72 | 62 | 29 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 32 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | NNW 8 | — | — | NNW 7 | NNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N 7 | NNW 6 | N 7 | N 7 | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | NW 4 |
12 | 6 | — | — | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 1 | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 7 |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 4 | WSW 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | SW 4 | — | SW 3 | SW 4 | SW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — |
14 | 42 | 52 | 40 | 28 | 27 | 47 | 88 | 109 | 111 | — | 4 | — | 2 | 9 | 18 | 45 | 55 | 61 | 51 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 615 | 615 | 855 | 261 | 467 | 450 | 289 | 536 | 570 | 443 | 745 | 14 | 0 | 597 | 417 | 600 | 380 | 478 | 644 | 478 | 467 |
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