Kijkduin Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, folks, Rusty here. Let's be honest with you – this outlook for the Kijkduin area is a tough one to swallow. I've been staring at the charts, and it's a pretty grim 16-day stretch for paddle surfing. The whole period is littered with poor surf conditions, and I don't even have a single standout to recommend for a proper session. The first real nugget of hope doesn't even appear until the very end of the run, and even then, it's a long shot.

We kick off on Saturday, 25 July, with some tiny, weak swell. The combined energy is a measly 10 for the morning, and the wind is a messy cross-on. It's flat, it's choppy, and it's a write-off. There's a bit more size on Sunday, 26 July, with the swell pushing up to 4 ft, but the wind is howling at 19 mph, creating a lumpy cross-chop. The wave energy climbs to 83 (still weak), but it's a battle out there, not a pleasure cruise. That trend continues into Monday, 27 July, with similar 4 ft swell but still messy cross-onshore winds.

The rest of the first week and into the second is a desert. From Tuesday, 28 July, all the way through to Saturday, 9 August, the swell is consistently tiny—mostly below 2 ft—with a combined energy that rarely breaks into double digits. The wind is all over the place, but it's never working in our favour for any decent length of time. There are a few moments of clean conditions, like on Wednesday, 29 July morning, with a light cross-offshore breeze, but the swell is only 1.0 ft. You'd be bobbing around waiting for a ripple.

The only faint glimmer of something interesting is much further out. On Wednesday, 5 August, that afternoon session sees the swell jump to 5 ft from the WSW, with a combined energy of 155 (moderate). But that's a double-edged sword. The period is only 6 seconds (short period), and the wind is a moderate cross-onshore at 12 mph. The forecast says "poor surf conditions," so it's a messy, lumpy affair. At 5 ft, it's a bit much for beginners, but with that wind and short period, it won't be a quality wave for anyone. Honestly, for a beach setup like Kijkduin, the conditions look more interesting for kite surfing than a proper paddle session.

To answer your question: there are no standouts in this 16-day window. It's a long, blank run—about 16 days of nothing worthwhile. The water temperature is a notable 68 °F, which is about 5 °F warmer than usual for this time of year, so at least a dip won't be cold. But for waves? We're just going to have to wait for the next forecast to change, because this one is a bust.

Rusty

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